US Patent 9320512 Self-cinching soft anchors

Suture constructs and methods for soft tissue to bone repairs. The suture construct is a soft anchor which is self-cinching and has the ability to compress from a first, extended, uncompressed position to a second, folded or compressed position. The soft anchor may have a tubular/sleeve/sheath shape and may be formed essentially of a flexible, soft material such as suture, for example, a loosely braided UHMWPE sheath having a tubular configuration.