Patent ID: 7998171

Claim:
A suture anchor comprising: an elongated body having an outer surface, said elongated body having a first portion comprising a truncated conical portion having a truncated free end at a distal most end of said elongate body and a base end, larger than said free end, and said elongated body further having a substantially cylindrical second portion fixed to and extending from said first portion and having a first end joined to said conical body base end and a planar free end; a central axis extending between said first portion free end and said second portion free end; an opening extending through said elongated body from a first location on said outer surface to a second location on said outer surface, said opening being located closer to said cylindrical second portion planar free end than said conical portion free end; and a slot extending through said elongated body from a third location on said outer surface to a fourth location on said outer surface, said slot having a width extending between opposed inner surfaces of the slot, the width being substantially the same as a diameter of a suture, and a length extending between opposed inner surfaces of the slot, the length being at least twice the diameter of the suture, said slot being disposed in part through said truncated conical first portion and in part through said cylindrical second portion.