Patent ID: 9427270
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A suture anchor for securing soft tissue to bone comprising: at least one open helical coil screw thread having a proximal end, a non-tapered distal end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal and distal ends; a cannulation defining an internal volume extending the length of the suture anchor, the cannulation communicating with a region exterior to the at least one open helical coil screw thread through a spacing between turns of the at least one open helical coil screw thread, the at least one open helical coil screw thread comprising: wherein the distal end of the suture anchor comprises a non-threaded portion, the non-threaded portion having a through hole transverse to the longitudinal axis configured for housing a suture.