Patent ID: 8632568
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A suture anchor arrangement comprising: a suture anchor including an anchor body having an exterior, a distal end configured for insertion into hard tissue, and a proximal end spaced from said distal end, said anchor body defining therein a bore extending along a central longitudinal axis of said anchor, and a pair of passages having inner ends communicating with said bore and outer ends which open through said exterior of said anchor body through respective openings which are spaced circumferentially from each other about the axis of said anchor and are offset from one another along the axis of said anchor; and a suture-engaging structure fixed to said anchor body independently of any insert molding process and defining an attachment location on said anchor body for working suture, said suture-engaging structure comprising a length of suture material having a pair of terminal free ends which are secured to one another such that said length of suture material defines a closed and continuous loop of suture material extending from said bore outwardly through said opening of one of said passages, circumferentially over said exterior of said anchor body, and back inwardly through said opening of the other said passage to said bore.