Patent ID: 9642611
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A method for tissue repair comprising: inserting an anchor into a prepared bone hole in a bone using an inserter, the anchor having a body including a proximal end, a distal end, and a central axis extending between the proximal and distal ends, the body including threads along at least a partial length of the body and at least one through hole oriented transverse to the central axis of the body, wherein a profile of the threads near the distal end of the body has a first shape and a profile of the threads near the proximal end of the body has a second shape different from the first shape; engaging the inserter with a cannulation extending along the central axis, the cannulation intersecting the at least one through hole, wherein the at least one through hole includes a first through hole and a second through hole, the suture anchor further comprising a suture bridge formed in the cannulation, the suture bridge extending between the first through hole and the second through hole, wherein the method further comprises engaging a prong of the inserter with a recess defined around at least a portion of the first through hole; rotating the anchor into the bone until the anchor is fully inserted into the bone; and securing one or more sutures installed in the anchor to a soft tissue.