Patent ID: 9138221
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A suture anchor, comprising: an elongate body having proximal and distal ends, an inner cavity formed therein, and first and second elongate cut-outs formed in opposed sides of the elongate body; a suture-engaging element disposed within the inner cavity of the elongate body and having a width that is greater than an outer diameter of the elongate body such that opposed terminal ends of the suture-engaging element protrude radially outward through the first and second elongate cut-outs formed in the elongate body, the suture-engaging element being configured to allow a suture to extend around the elongate body and along the cut-outs and to concurrently allow the suture to slide freely in a first direction and to prevent sliding movement of the suture in a second, opposite direction.