Patent ID: 8506596

Claim:
A suture anchor, comprising: an anchor body extending along a longitudinal axis from a terminal proximal end to a terminal distal end thereof, the anchor body defining an interior bore and an exterior channel formed partially into an exterior surface of one side of the anchor body, the interior bore and the exterior channel extending from the terminal proximal end toward the terminal distal end thereof; a distal tip integrally formed at the terminal distal end of the anchor body, wherein the distal tip includes a solid distal tip having a smooth outer surface such that the interior bore is a blind interior bore; a proximal slot passing through the one side of the anchor body transverse to the longitudinal axis and extending distally from the terminal proximal end along a portion of the exterior channel; and a port connecting the interior bore to the exterior channel, the port extending from the interior bore through only the one side of the anchor body defining the exterior channel.