Patent ID: 8986347
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for securing at least a portion of a suture to a suture anchor, the method comprising: providing a suture anchor body including an internal cavity and a flexible member housed within the internal cavity, the flexible member including a spring element and a suture engagement element, proximal end of the spring element mechanically attached to the suture engagement element, the suture engagement element positioned in close proximity to a proximal edge of at least one suture slot when the spring element is in an uncompressed state, and a distal end of the spring element coupled to a distal portion of the internal cavity, the spring element comprising one from a group comprising: a helical coil spring element; and a zig-zag spring element, a distal end of the suture anchor body including an insertion tip, wherein the at least one suture slot is formed longitudinally in the body; threading the suture through the suture anchor body via the suture slot inserting a driver rod in the internal cavity and compressing the flexible member; and upon releasing the flexible member from a state of compression, securing the suture between the flexible member in a state of expansion and the suture slot; wherein at least one barb extends from an external surface of the suture anchor.