Knotless instability anchor
A knotless instability anchor having an anchor having a first side and a second side with a suture material passing therethrough from the first side to the second side. The suture material has an adjustable loop extending from the first side of the anchor and a first limb and a second limb extending from the second side of the anchor. A splice is formed in the first limb between a first end of the first limb and the anchor. A self-collapsing loop is formed in the first limb between the first end and the splice. The second limb extends through the splice in the first limb.
1. A knotless instability anchor, comprising:
an anchor having a first side and a second side with a suture material passing therethrough from the first side to the second side,
wherein the suture material has an adjustable loop extending from the first side of the anchor and a first limb and a second limb extending from the second side of the anchor;
a splice formed in the first limb between a first end of the first limb and the anchor;
a self-collapsing loop formed in the first limb between the first end and the splice;
wherein the second limb extends through the splice in the first limb; and
wherein the first limb is configured to be pulled to decrease the perimeter of the self-collapsing loop from a first size to a second size smaller than the first size.
2. The anchor of claim 1 , wherein the self-collapsing loop is formed in the first limb by passing the second end of the second limb through an aperture in the first limb.
3. The anchor of claim 1 , wherein the suture material is one continuous strand of suture.
4. The anchor of claim 1 , wherein the suture material passes through the anchor at more than one passing location.
5. The anchor of claim 1 , wherein the second limb is configured to be pulled to decrease a perimeter of the adjustable loop from a first size to a second size smaller than the first size.
6. The anchor of claim 1 , wherein the anchor is selected from the group consisting of an all-suture anchor.
7. The anchor of claim 1 , further comprising a passing limb releasably connected to the adjustable loop.
8. The anchor of claim 1 , further comprising a segment between the splice and the self-collapsing loop in the first limb which increases in length when a perimeter of the self-collapsing loop decreases.
9. The anchor of claim 1 , further comprising a driver with the knotless instability anchor loaded thereon.
10. The anchor of claim 1 , wherein the first limb is configured to pass through the adjustable loop and the self-collapsing loop.
11. A method of securing a first body in relative position to a bone hole, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a knotless instability anchor comprising an anchor having a first side and a second side with a suture material passing therethrough from the first side to the second side, wherein the suture material has an adjustable loop extending from the first side of the anchor and a first limb and a second limb extending from the second side of the anchor, a splice formed in the first limb between a first end of the first limb and the anchor, and a self-collapsing loop formed in the first limb between the first end and the splice;
passing the second limb through the splice in the first limb;
attaching a passing limb to the adjustable loop via a releasable connection;
implanting the anchor into a bone hole;
passing the first limb over at least a portion of the first body to an opposing side of the first body;
pulling the first limb through the adjustable loop on the opposing side of the first body; and
pulling the first limb to decrease the perimeter of the self-collapsing loop to a second size smaller than the first size.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising the step of pulling the first limb through the self-collapsing loop on the first limb.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising the step of pulling the second limb to decrease a perimeter of the adjustable loop to a second size smaller than the first size.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein decreasing the perimeter of the self-collapsing loop increases a length of a segment between the splice and the self-collapsing loop.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein decreasing the perimeter of the self-collapsing loop rotates the self-collapsing loop to the opposing side of the first body.
16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising the step of loading the knotless instability anchor onto a driver.
17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first body is a tissue.
18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the anchor is an all-suture anchor.