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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2014
William Eric Macleod, Broxton, GA (US);
Daniel Brian Lanois, Atlanta, GA (US);
William Eric MacLeod, Broxton, GA (US);
Daniel Brian Lanois, Atlanta, GA (US);
Valeris Medical, LLC, Marietta, GA (US);
Abstract
A suture anchor has an entry tip and a hollow cylindrical body. The entry tip is integral to a hollow cylindrical body. The entry tip is at a distal end and the body has a proximal end and projections formed on an external surface of the body for retaining the anchor in a pre-drilled hole formed in bone. Four suture openings are formed on the tip at the distal end. Each opening is connected to an internal cavity of the body. The four suture openings are divided into two pairs, a first pair and a second pair. Each first or second pair of two suture openings are recessed in a respective first or second external channel formed in the entry tip. Each pair of two suture openings is configured to receive a suture.