Method and apparatus for coupling soft tissue to bone

摘要

A method and apparatus for coupling a soft tissue implant into a locking cavity formed within a bone. The method includes the following: implanting in bone a first anchor including a first suture construct connected to the first anchor; passing a first adjustable loop of the first suture construct at least one of over or through the soft tissue; coupling the first adjustable loop to one of a first locking feature of the first anchor or a second locking feature of a second anchor; adjusting the first adjustable loop by pulling a first end of the first suture construct; and securing the soft tissue against bone by pulling the first end of the first suture construct.

主权项

1. A bone anchor for coupling soft tissue to bone comprising:
a bone coupling portion including a plurality of bone locking features; a tissue coupling portion adjacent to the bone coupling portion, the tissue coupling portion defining an aperture and a suture coupling feature; and a suture construct seated within the aperture, the suture construct extending from a first end to a second end and including a first adjustable loop and a second adjustable loop, wherein the first end of the suture construct extends through a first passage portion defined by the suture construct and the second end of the suture construct extends through a second passage portion defined by the suture construct, wherein pulling the first end of the suture construct decreases a length of the first adjustable loop, wherein the first and second passage portions positioned at the aperture in the tissue coupling portion to substantially fix the passage portion at the aperture.