Patent ID: 7648524

Claim:
An anchor for fixing a tendon or a ligament in a bone comprising: an elongated tubular body having a bore extending along a longitudinal axis, said tubular body comprising first and second independent parts slidably contacting each other, the first and second independent parts each having an outer circumferential surface along a length thereof parallel to the longitudinal axis, and each having an elongated partial inner bore, said partial inner bore and said outer circumferential surface defining a wall therebetween having two elongated planar side surfaces, said bore tapering in a radial direction with respect to said longitudinal axis from a first end towards a second end of said tubular body, a first end of the first and second independent parts having a wall thickness that is less than a second end, the outer circumferential surface tapering on the first and second parts in opposite directions so that the first end of the first part with a smaller wall thickness is closer to the first end of the second part with a larger outer circumferential surface, the sliding contact between the first and second parts occurring on said facing planar side surfaces of the first and second parts during movement therebetween in the direction of the longitudinal axis such that the tubular body is capable of mounting a tendon or ligament within the bore.