Devices, systems, and methods for repairing soft tissue and attaching soft tissue to bone

Abstract

Devices, systems and/or methods for repairing soft tissue adjacent a soft tissue repair site. In one embodiment, the repair device includes an anchor member having a base with at least four legs extending from the base. The base extends with a generally flat circular profile defining an upper surface and an underside surface with a central opening extending therethrough. Further, the at least four legs extend from the base with an elongated angled portion, the elongated angled portion being oriented at an angle less than seventy-five degrees relative to the underside surface of the base. With this arrangement, the anchor member may be fixated to soft tissue by rotating the base with a delivery tool so that the elongated angled portion of the at least four legs facilitates the anchor member sinking into the soft tissue and fixating thereto.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for fixating to soft tissue at a soft tissue repair site, the method comprising;
 providing an anchor member with a base and at least four legs integrally extending from the base, the at least four legs extending from the base with an angled portion, the angled portion being oriented at an angle less than seventy-five degrees relative to the underside surface of the base; and   sinking the at least four legs of the anchor member into soft tissue with rotation of the base of the anchor member.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the providing comprises providing the anchor member with a flexible member wrapped over the base of the anchor member such that the flexible member extends over portions of a central opening defined in the base of the anchor member. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising coupling the anchor member to a bone anchor positioned in bone with the soft tissue sandwiched therebetween such that the anchor member and soft tissue is synched adjacent the bone anchor with a flexible element coupled between the anchor member and the bone anchor.