Soft tissue to bone repair devices, systems, and methods

Abstract

Devices, systems and methods for fixating soft tissue to bone. In one embodiment, a repair device system for fixating soft tissue to bone includes a carrier member, multiple anchors, and a bone anchor. The carrier member includes multiple pad portions and a bone coupling portion. Each of the pad portions are aligned with an adjacent pad portion. The pad portions are configured to be positioned over a side of the soft tissue and the bone coupling portion is coupled to the multiple pad portions. Each anchor is sized and configured to extend through the at least one opening defined in one of the multiple pad portions and through the soft tissue. The bone anchor is configured to be coupled to the bone coupling portion and configured to be secured to the bone.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A repair device system for fixating soft tissue to bone, comprising:
 a carrier member having an elongated structure with multiple slots defined therein, the carrier member extending to define a longitudinal length; and   at least one anchor, the at least one anchor being separate and discrete from the carrier member, the at least one anchor 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 the at least one anchor extending to define an elongated length, the at least one anchor sized and configured to extend through the soft tissue and along the slots defined in the carrier member such that the elongated length of the base is oriented to be substantially perpendicular relative to the longitudinal length of the carrier member so that, upon the at least two legs of the at least one anchor being moved to the curled position, the at least two legs of the at least one anchor extend through the slots defined in the carrier member so as to curl and couple to the carrier member and the soft tissue.   
     
     
         2 . The repair device system of  claim 1 , wherein the carrier member comprises a bone coupling portion, the bone coupling portion being adjacent one end of the carrier member. 
     
     
         3 . The repair device system of  claim 2 , further comprising a bone anchor, the bone anchor configured to be coupled to the bone coupling portion and configured to be secured to the bone. 
     
     
         4 . The repair device system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one anchor comprises a u-shaped configuration. 
     
     
         5 . The repair device system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one anchor comprises a u-shaped structure with a middle tine. 
     
     
         6 . The repair device system of  claim 1 , wherein the carrier member is a flat monolithic structure. 
     
     
         7 . The repair device system of  claim 1 , wherein the carrier member extends with a flat multi-cellular structure. 
     
     
         8 . The repair device system of  claim 1 , wherein the slots defined in the carrier member comprise at least one of holes and notches extending through opposing surfaces of the carrier member. 
     
     
         9 . A repair device system for fixating soft tissue, the repair device system comprising:
 an elongated flat carrier member extending to define a longitudinal length, the elongated flat carrier member including slots defined therein; and   at least one anchor being separate and discrete from the elongated flat carrier member, the at least one anchor including two legs extending from a base such that the two legs are configured to be moveable from a straight position to a curled position, the base of the at least one anchor defining an elongated length, the at least one anchor sized and configured to extend through and along the slots defined in the carrier member and extend through the soft tissue such that the elongated length of the base is oriented to be substantially perpendicular relative to the longitudinal length of the carrier member so that, upon the two legs of the at least one anchor being moved to the curled position, the two legs of the at least one anchor extend through the slots of the carrier member so as to couple the carrier member to the soft tissue.   
     
     
         10 . The repair device system of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one anchor comprises a u-shaped configuration. 
     
     
         11 . The repair device system of  claim 9 , wherein the at last one anchor extends with the two legs and a tine therebetween. 
     
     
         12 . The repair device system of  claim 9 , further comprising an elongated flat second carrier member that is separate and discrete relative to the elongated flat carrier member, the at least one anchor sized and configured to couple the elongated flat second carrier member to the soft tissue and the elongated flat carrier member. 
     
     
         13 . The repair device system of  claim 9 , wherein the elongated flat carrier member is a monolithic structure. 
     
     
         14 . The repair device system of  claim 9 , wherein the elongated flat carrier member extends with multi-cellular structure. 
     
     
         15 . The repair device system of  claim 9 , wherein the slots defined in the elongated flat carrier member comprise at least one of holes and notches extending through opposing surfaces of the elongated flat carrier member. 
     
     
         16 . The repair device system of  claim 9 , wherein the elongated flat carrier member comprises a bone coupling portion, the bone coupling portion being adjacent one end of the elongated flat carrier member. 
     
     
         17 . The repair device system of  claim 16 , further comprising a bone anchor, the bone anchor configured to be coupled to the bone coupling portion and configured to be secured to bone.