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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2019
Christian N. Anderson, Nashville, TN (US);
Christian N. Anderson, Nashville, TN (US);
Other;
Abstract
A suture construct apparatus, including a self-cinching suture member having a first strand, a second strand, a sleeve defined on the second strand, and a self-cinching suture member fixed loop with a sheath positioned on the self-cinching suture member. The suture construct apparatus may further include an anchor disposed on the self-cinching suture member, a self-cinching suture member shuttling suture disposed on the self-cinching suture member fixed loop, and a sheath removably disposed around at least a portion of the self-cinching suture member. The first strand may pass through the sleeve and form a self-cinching suture member free end. The first strand may also be axially moveable through the sleeve.