Patent ID: 8133258
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A knotless suture anchoring system, comprising: a suture having a tissue engaging portion, an anchoring portion and a mid portion therebetween; an anchor body having at least one rigid anchoring structure allowing for securing the anchor body within the body cavity, the anchor body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween; a locking plug having a distal stop and a shaft portion at least partially located within the anchor body lumen, the distal stop being sized to prevent entry into the anchor body lumen, where the shaft portion is under sized relative to the anchor body lumen such that insertion of the shaft into the lumen does not deform the anchor body; a suture carrying portion associated with one of the distal stop or shaft portion allowing the suture to pass from a first side of the locking plug to an opposite side of the locking plug; where the tissue engaging portion extends from the distal end to the proximal end of the body exterior and is wedged between the body cavity and exterior of body anchor, the anchoring portion extends within the anchor body lumen, and where the mid portion extends in the suture carrying portion.