Patent ID: 6077292
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A method of anchoring a suture in bone, said method comprising the steps of moving a suture anchor through an opening in a compact outer layer of bone into cancellous bone which is enclosed by the compact outer layer of bone, said step of moving a suture anchor through an opening in a compact outer layer of bone is performed with a suture connected with the suture anchor, thereafter, tensioning the suture, and retaining the suture anchor against movement relative to and in a spaced apart relationship with the compact outer layer of bone against the influence of force transmitted from the suture to the suture anchor during tensioning of the suture, said step of retaining the suture anchor against movement relative to the compact outer layer of bone includes transmitting force between the suture anchor and the cancellous bone while the suture anchor is spaced from the compact outer layer of bone.