CANNULATED SUTURE ANCHOR
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1. An apparatus for anchoring tissue to bone, comprising:
- a suture anchor having an inner lumen extending between proximal and distal ends thereof, the distal end including opposed cut-outs formed in opposed sidewalls thereof and a suture-engaging member extending between the opposed sidewalls and adjacent to the opposed cut-outs such that a suture can extend around the suture-engaging member and trailing ends of the suture can extend through the inner lumen of the suture anchor; and
a driver having an elongate shaft and a distal end adapted to be received within and to engage a proximal portion of the inner lumen of the suture anchor.
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Abstract
Methods and devices are provided for anchoring suture to bone. In one exemplary embodiment, a cannulated suture anchor is provided and it includes a suture-engaging member formed therein and configured to receive a suture therearound such that trailing ends of the suture can extend through the suture anchor. The present invention also provides exemplary sutures and drivers that can be used with the various methods and devices disclosed herein, or with other methods and devices known in the art.
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11 Claims
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1. An apparatus for anchoring tissue to bone, comprising:
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a suture anchor having an inner lumen extending between proximal and distal ends thereof, the distal end including opposed cut-outs formed in opposed sidewalls thereof and a suture-engaging member extending between the opposed sidewalls and adjacent to the opposed cut-outs such that a suture can extend around the suture-engaging member and trailing ends of the suture can extend through the inner lumen of the suture anchor; and a driver having an elongate shaft and a distal end adapted to be received within and to engage a proximal portion of the inner lumen of the suture anchor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for anchoring suture to bone, comprising:
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coupling a suture to a suture anchor such that the suture extends around a suture-engaging member formed in a distal end of the suture anchor and trailing ends of the suture extend through an inner lumen extending through the suture anchor; inserting a driver into the proximal end of the suture anchor, the trailing ends of the suture extending through an inner lumen formed in the driver; and actuating the driver to insert the suture anchor into bone to anchor the suture to the bone. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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