Methods and apparatuses for securing suture
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1. A suture anchor, comprising:
- an anchor body extending along a longitudinal axis from a terminal proximal end to a terminal distal end thereof, the anchor body defining an interior bore and an exterior channel formed partially into an exterior surface of one side of the anchor body, the interior bore and the exterior channel extending from the terminal proximal end toward the terminal distal end thereof;
a distal tip integrally formed at the terminal distal end of the anchor body, wherein the distal tip includes a solid distal tip having a smooth outer surface such that the interior bore is a blind interior bore;
a proximal slot passing through the one side of the anchor body transverse to the longitudinal axis and extending distally from the terminal proximal end along a portion of the exterior channel; and
a port connecting the interior bore to the exterior channel, the port extending from the interior bore through only the one side of the anchor body defining the exterior channel.
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Abstract
Various suture anchors and surgical methods are provided. A two-part suture anchor is provided having a continuously threaded anchor body defining an axial bore and a pin. The pin includes a tip and a plate defining at least two suture receiving openings aligned in a single plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the axial bore is disposed in anchor body. Methods of attaching soft tissue to bone are also provided.
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23 Claims
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1. A suture anchor, comprising:
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an anchor body extending along a longitudinal axis from a terminal proximal end to a terminal distal end thereof, the anchor body defining an interior bore and an exterior channel formed partially into an exterior surface of one side of the anchor body, the interior bore and the exterior channel extending from the terminal proximal end toward the terminal distal end thereof; a distal tip integrally formed at the terminal distal end of the anchor body, wherein the distal tip includes a solid distal tip having a smooth outer surface such that the interior bore is a blind interior bore; a proximal slot passing through the one side of the anchor body transverse to the longitudinal axis and extending distally from the terminal proximal end along a portion of the exterior channel; and a port connecting the interior bore to the exterior channel, the port extending from the interior bore through only the one side of the anchor body defining the exterior channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A suture anchor, comprising:
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an anchor body extending along a longitudinal axis from a terminal proximal end to a terminal distal end thereof, the anchor body defining an interior bore and an exterior channel formed partially into an exterior surface of one side of the anchor body, the interior bore and the exterior channel extending from the terminal proximal end toward the terminal distal end thereof, the anchor body including at least one external rib formed on the exterior surface and interrupted by the exterior channel; a solid distal tip integrally formed at the terminal distal end of the anchor body such that the interior bore is a blind interior bore, the solid distal tip including a smooth outer surface; and a port connecting the interior bore to the exterior channel at the terminal distal end of the anchor body, the port extending from the interior bore through only the one side of the anchor body defining the exterior channel. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A suture anchor, comprising:
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an anchor body extending along a longitudinal axis from a terminal proximal end to a terminal distal end thereof, the anchor body defining an interior bore and an exterior channel formed partially into an exterior surface of only one side of the anchor body, the interior bore and the exterior channel extending parallel to the longitudinal axis from the terminal proximal end toward the terminal distal end thereof, the anchor body including external ribs formed on the exterior surface and interrupted by the exterior channel, the external ribs extending from the terminal distal end of the anchor body toward the terminal proximal end; a solid distal tip integrally formed at the terminal distal end of the anchor body such that the interior bore is a blind interior bore, the solid distal tip including a smooth outer surface; and a port connecting the interior bore to the exterior channel at the distal end of the anchor body, the port extending radially from the interior bore perpendicular to the longitudinal axis through only the one side of the anchor body defining the exterior channel. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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