Patent ID: 6610080
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
A suture anchor for securing soft tissue to bone, comprising:a body extending from a proximal end to a distal end along a longitudinal axis; and at least one eyelet extending between opposite lateral surfaces of the body for receiving a suture, the eyelet defining, two entry/exit void regions, each entry/exit void region extending from one of the lateral surfaces of the body, having a central axis forming an acute angle with the longitudinal axis of the body, and having a surface comprising a segment of a conic surface extending about the axis of the entry/exit void region and tapering inward towards the longitudinal axis of the body, and a central void region extending between the entry/exit void regions along an axis of the central void region extending transverse to the longitudinal axis of the body.