Patent ID: 7195634

Claim:
A suture anchor assembly for securing suture to soft bone, comprising: a suture anchor having: a central body having a central axis, a distal end and a proximal end, the central body tapering in diameter along a major portion thereof from a maximum diameter near the proximal end to a minimum diameter toward the distal end; a drive head formed on the proximal end of the central body; a suture eyelet formed on the proximal end of the central body; and a continuous thread disposed in a spiral around the central body, the thread having an outer edge having a thickness, the thickness of the outer edge of the thread increasing proximally along a portion of the thread; wherein the continuous thread extends at least along the major portion of the central body; and wherein the outer diameter of the thread is at least twice the inner diameter of the thread along a portion of the thread; and; at least one strand of suture passed through the suture eyelet.