Patent ID: 9526492
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A method of knotlessly securing a suture to a suture anchor to attach soft tissue to bone comprising the steps of: providing an elongated suture anchor inner component having an elongated inner member with a transverse eyelet at its distal end and at least one first locking means at its proximal end, and an elongated hollow outer member having a second locking means adapted to selectively engage said first locking means; securing said inner member to an end of a first elongated drive shaft; securing said outer member to an end of a second elongated drive shaft which has an axial lumen large enough to enable said first shaft to slide within said second shaft; providing a suture anchor driver having a handle at its proximal end, an inner suture anchor body at its distal end and an outer suture anchor body proximal to said inner suture anchor body; said inner suture anchor body releasably attached to an actuator shaft connected to said handle, said outer suture anchor body releasably connected to a drive shaft connected to said handle; attaching at least one suture limb to said tissue and through an eyelet in said inner suture anchor body; advancing said outer suture anchor body distally over said proximal end of said inner suture anchor body; providing an indicator means to signal when said inner suture anchor body is in a first predetermined position relative to said outer suture anchor body; actuating said actuating shaft to move said inner suture anchor body proximally into said outer suture anchor body; providing at least one locking means to lock said inner and outer suture anchor bodies together into a second predetermined position relative to said other when said suture is sufficiently crimped between said inner and outer anchor bodies.