All-suture anchor
An anchor includes a flat fibrous construct having an open elongated column; and a filament having a first filament end and a second filament end, which passes through and is positioned at least partially in the open elongated column. The flat fibrous construct includes a first state in which the flat fibrous construct is uncompressed and extends along the longitudinal axis of the filament when in an unfolded and pre-deployed condition; and a second state in which the flat fibrous construct is compressed and expanded in a direction perpendicular to longitudinal axis of the filament in a deployed condition.
1 . A method of anchoring tissue to bone, comprising the steps of:
providing an anchor including:
a non-tubular flat fibrous construct having a first length, a first fibrous construct end, and a second fibrous construct end, and an open elongated column having a second length and extending along a first portion of a first axis that is parallel to or along a central axis of the non-tubular flat fibrous construct, wherein a portion of the non-tubular flat fibrous construct extends along a second portion of the first axis and wherein the second length is less than that of the first length; and
a filament having a first filament end and a second filament end, and passing through and positioned at least partially in the open elongated column;
wherein the non-tubular flat fibrous construct comprises:
a first state in which the non-tubular flat fibrous construct is uncompressed and extends along the longitudinal axis of the filament when in an unfolded and pre-deployed condition; and
a second state in which the non-tubular flat fibrous construct is compressed and expanded in a direction perpendicular to longitudinal axis of the filament in a deployed condition; and
deploying the anchor into a bone hole.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of deploying includes the step of tensioning at least one filament end in a direction away from the bone hole.
3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of removing the filament by sliding the filament through the open elongated column.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least the first filament end and the second filament end extend outside of and beyond a respective elongated column end.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the open elongated column is woven along an axis that is parallel to or along a central axis of the non-tubular flat fibrous construct.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the non-tubular flat fibrous construct is greater in the deployed state as compared to the thickness of the non-tubular flat fibrous construct in an un-deployed state.