Patent ID: 9572563
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A suture securing assembly for use in securing a suture relative to bone, the assembly comprising: an impacting portion extending along a first longitudinal axis, the impacting portion having a strike plate and a shaft portion that defines a suture anchor engaging surface; a sleeve portion movably coupled to the impacting portion, the sleeve portion having a central passage that receives the impacting portion therethrough, the sleeve portion having a suture engaging member formed at a distal end; and an anchor having an anchor body and a proximal stem, the anchor body includes a solid anchor portion defining a distal tip portion, a porous anchor portion defining a longitudinal opening and an impactor engaging surface, and an eyelet defined by and extending through the solid anchor portion, wherein the proximal stem portion is configured to be slidably received by the suture anchor engaging surface and extends from the longitudinal opening; wherein the sleeve portion is configured to translate relative to the impacting portion along the first longitudinal axis from an alignment position where the suture engaging member is aligned with the eyelet to an insertion position where the suture engaging member moves the suture to a location offset a distance from the eyelet in a direction away from the distal tip.