Patent ID: 8845687
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An anchor for securing a suture relative to bone comprising: a generally cylindrical body portion having an exterior surface, a leading end configured to facilitate insertion of the body portion into the bone, a trailing end opposite the leading end, and a generally cylindrical opening extending from the trailing end toward the leading end, the generally cylindrical opening having a central axis, the body portion having a length and a central longitudinal axis extending from the leading end to the trailing end, the generally cylindrical opening having a length that is greater than a majority of the length of the body portion, the central axis of the generally cylindrical opening being coaxial with the central longitudinal axis of the body portion; a passage located proximate the leading end of the body portion for receipt of the suture, the passage having a central axis, the central axis of the passage being oriented transverse to and intersecting both the central longitudinal axis of the body portion and the central axis of the generally cylindrical opening, the anchor being formed of at least two different materials suitable for implantation in bone, a first of the at least two different materials forming a perimeter around the generally cylindrical opening, a second of the at least two different materials forming the leading end; and bone engaging projections configured to secure the anchor in the bone, wherein the anchor is structured to permit the suture to be positioned along a majority of the length of the exterior surface of the body portion to secure the suture between the bone and the anchor when the anchor is implanted in the bone.