Patent ID: 11937802
Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A suture anchor for tissue repair, comprising:
a cannulated anchor body having proximal and distal ends, and an insertion length defined therebetween, the cannulated anchor body comprising a proximal section and a main section, the proximal section being remote from the distal end and ending at the proximal end of the cannulated anchor body, and the main section ending at the distal end of the cannulated anchor body, and the proximal section being no more than about one-third of the insertion length of the cannulated anchor body,
wherein the proximal section and the main section are formed of different materials, and only the proximal section is formed of a material adapted to promote tissue in-growth from tissue surrounding the suture anchor.