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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022

Filed:

May. 31, 2019
Applicant:

Biomet Sports Medicine, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);

Inventor:

Daniel R. Norton, Warsaw, IN (US);

Assignee:

Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/0485 (2013.01); A61B 17/0487 (2013.01); A61B 17/1684 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00336 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00858 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0404 (2013.01); A61B 2017/044 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0406 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0432 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0458 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06185 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for coupling tissue with a flexible member including a tail and a self-locking construct coupled to the tail. The self-locking construct includes an adjustable first loop and an adjustable second loop coupled thereto. The method includes implanting an anchor in bone, the anchor slidably mounted to the tail. The tail is positioned relative to the tissue. An end of the tail is inserted through the first loop. The tail is passed through the first loop, the second loop is pulled into the anchor, and the self-locking construct is positioned relative to the tissue. The self-locking construct is tightened against the tissue by pulling on an end of the self-locking construct. The first loop is tightened onto the second loop.


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