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SUTURE ANCHOR WITH DRUG/GROWTH FACTOR DELIVERY RESERVOIR

  • US 20090177229A1
  • Filed: 12/29/2008
  • Published: 07/09/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A suture anchor for use in attaching a first member to a second member comprising:

  • a body having a first end and an opposite pointed second end and a contoured outer surface;

    a reservoir formed in the body and being open at the first end of the body and closed at an opposite end that is closer to the second end, the reservoir being configured to store and release at least one of a drug, therapeutic agent, and a growth factor toward an interface between the first and second members; and

    a hollow head portion that extends from the first end of the body such that an entrance to the reservoir is accessible therethrough, the hollow head portion having an eyelet formed therein for receiving one or more sutures.

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