摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide systems, devices, and methods for securing soft tissue to bone.SOLUTION: One exemplary surgical soft tissue repair device includes a snare assembly coupled to a soft anchor in which the soft anchor has a first unstressed configuration that can be used to insert the anchor into bone and a second anchoring configuration that can be used to secure the anchor in the bone. The snare assembly can be configured to actuate the anchor from the first configuration to the second configuration, and it can also be used to engage and approximate tissue by drawing the tissue closer to the anchor secured in the bone. The snare assembly can be used in conjunction with various different anchor configurations, and other exemplary systems, devices, and methods for use with soft tissue repair are also provided. |