Patent ID: 8764797

Claim:
An insert-molded suture anchor, comprising: a ribbed body formed of a biodegradable polymer, the ribbed body having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end, the ribbed anchor body being provided with a plurality of adjacent, truncated cones and terminating at its distal end in a truncated cone with a blunt tip; an eyelet formed in a drive end provided at the proximal end of the anchor, the eyelet being formed as an opening through the drive end, the drive end being configured to be received in a driver head of a driver, so that the drive end of the anchor is received in a recess in a cannula of the driver head; and a suture completely insert molded within the anchor, the suture including an insert-molded portion in the form of a loop disposed around the eyelet at the drive end of the suture anchor body, the loop being totally contained within the polymer of the body.