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Suture anchor with pulley

  • US 9,706,987 B2
  • Filed: 01/15/2016
  • Issued: 07/18/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for anchoring suture to bone, comprising:

  • coupling a suture to a suture anchor such that the suture extends around a rotatable member rotatably disposed within a distal end of the suture anchor and trailing ends of the suture extend through an inner lumen extending through the suture anchor and out a proximal end of the suture anchor, wherein the suture anchor has a pair of opposed cut-outs formed through a sidewall thereof that define a pair of distal opposed arms, the rotatable member extending between the distal opposed arms;

    inserting a driver into the proximal end of the suture anchor; and

    actuating the driver to insert the suture anchor into bone to anchor the suture to the bone.

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