CPC A61F 2/0811 (2013.01) [A61B 17/064 (2013.01); A61B 17/07292 (2013.01); A61B 17/08 (2013.01); A61B 17/1146 (2013.01); A61B 17/0487 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0496 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0641 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1103 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1132 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0829 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0858 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0864 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0876 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0888 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A repair device system for fixating soft tissue to bone, comprising:
a first carrier member and a second carrier member, the first carrier member being separate and discrete relative to the second carrier member, the first and second carrier members being elongated structures with multiple slots defined therein, the first carrier member and the second carrier member extending to define a first longitudinal length and a second longitudinal length, respectively, the first and second carrier members configured to be positioned along opposite sides of the soft tissue; and
multiple anchors each being separate and discrete from the first and second carrier members, the multiple anchors each including at least two legs extending from a base such that the at least two legs are configured to be moveable from a straight position to a curled position the base of each of the anchors defining an elongated length, each of the anchors sized and configured to extend through and along the slots defined in both the first and second carrier members and through the soft tissue such that the elongated length of the base is oriented to be substantially perpendicular relative to both the first and second longitudinal lengths of the first and second carrier members, respectively, so that, upon the at least two legs of the anchors being moved to the curled position, the at least two legs of the multiple anchors extend through the slots defined in both the first and second carrier members so as to wrap around portions of one of the first and second carrier members so as to couple the first carrier member to the second carrier with the soft tissue therebetween.
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