Patent ID: 8029536
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A suture anchor for securing soft tissue to bone, comprising: a first suture; a second suture; a threaded body connected to an anchor head, the threaded body and anchor head extending along a longitudinal axis; and a plurality of eyelets extending between opposing first and second lateral surfaces of the anchor head for receiving multiple sutures, wherein a first eyelet of the plurality of eyelets is configured to receive the first suture, wherein a second eyelet of the plurality of eyelets is configured to receive the second suture, such that each of the first and second sutures is adjustable independently of other adjacent sutures; wherein the first lateral surface is parallel to the second lateral surface; wherein each eyelet comprises a first opening on the first lateral surface and a second opening on the second lateral surface, said first and second openings of each eyelet being offset transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis; wherein each eyelet defines a void region that has a central axis, wherein on a pair-wise basis the first openings of the eyelets are offset along the longitudinal axis and transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis, and wherein on a pair-wise basis the second openings of the eyelets are offset along the longitudinal axis and transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis.