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Suture anchor

  • US 20060106423A1
  • Filed: 09/28/2005
  • Published: 05/18/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A suture anchor for for securing nearby tissue to bone, the suture anchor comprising:

  • an anchor body having an axis and a proximal end that is substantially transverse to the axis;

    an elongated suture puller slidably located in the anchor body with first and second lengths extending from the anchor body, the second length including means for engaging suture;

    means for anchoring the anchor body to the bone of the patient with the elongated suture puller extending from the anchor body;

    suture connected to the second length of the elongated suture puller via the means for engaging, the suture being pulled into and through the anchor body behind the elongated suture puller by the elongated suture puller being pulled outward therefrom via the first length; and

    a suture locking mechanism that substantially prevents the suture from moving in at least a first direction after being pulled into and through the anchor body by the elongated suture puller.

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