Patent ID: 8535350
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of anchoring a soft tissue to a bone, the method comprising the steps of: threading a suture through the soft tissue; preparing a bone tunnel in the bone; positioning a shell of a suture anchor into the bone tunnel, the shell comprising a body having a distal end, a proximal end and sidewalls therebetween defining an axial cannulation therethrough; and engaging an anchor member with the shell, the anchor member being disposed within the cannulation with the suture extending from the soft tissue between the anchor member and the sidewall; and wherein the sidewalls define a lateral cut-out such that with the anchor member received within the cannulation a first lateral portion of the anchor member is exposed laterally out of the shell and a second, laterally opposite, lateral portion of the anchor member is enclosed by the sidewalls, and further comprising the step of trapping the suture between the first lateral portion of the anchor member and the bone.