Patent ID: 9241704
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A suture anchor comprising; an entry tip integral to a hollow cylindrical body, the entry tip being at a distal end and the body having a proximal end and projections formed on an external surface of the body for retaining the anchor in a pre-drilled hole formed in bone; four suture openings formed on the tip at the distal end, each opening being connected to an internal cavity of the body; and wherein the four suture openings are divided into two pairs, a first pair and a second pair and each first or second pair of two suture openings are recessed in a respective first or second external channel formed in the entry tip, each pair of two suture openings being configured to receive a suture and wherein one of the first external channel or second external channel is deeper than the other so the received sutures are at or below the external surface of the tip adjacent the channels at an intersection.