Patent ID: 7189238
Filing Date: 2007-03-13
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A soft tissue anchor for attaching soft tissue to a bone, the soft tissue anchor comprising: an elongated shaft having an axis, a proximal end, and a distal end; a bone engaging means affixed to the shaft for securing the distal end of the shaft in the bone; and a transverse head engageable with the soft tissue to be attached to the bone, the transverse head extending in a first direction to a first point situated a first predetermined distance outwardly from the axis and extending in a second direction, generally opposed to the first direction, to a second point situated a second predetermined distance outwardly from the axis, the second predetermined distance being less than the first predetermined distance, the transverse head having a width equal to or greater than that of the proximal end of the shaft and the transverse head having a transverse bottom surface adjacent the shaft, a first projection extending a third predetermined distance distally from the first point, a second projection extending a fourth predetermined distance distally from the second point wherein the transverse head further comprises a circular member having a centerline offset a perdetermined distance laterally from the axis of the shaft, the circular member including a first flattened rim adjacent the second point.