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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2013
Depuy Mitek, Llc, Raynham, MA (US);
Jose E. Lizardi, Raynham, MA (US);
Meghan Vento, Raynham, MA (US);
MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL, Le Locle, CH;
Abstract
A suture anchor comprises a shell and an anchor member. The shell comprises a body having a distal end, a proximal end and sidewalls therebetween defining an axial cannulation therethrough. The anchor member comprises a body having a distal end and a proximal end which is sized to fit within the cannulation. The sidewalls define a lateral cut-out such that with the anchor member received within the cannulation a first lateral portion of the anchor member is exposed laterally and a second, laterally opposite, lateral portion of the anchor member is enclosed by the sidewalls. A friction enhancement on the first lateral portion frictionally engages a bone surface when the suture anchor is disposed within a bone tunnel defined by the bone surface. Suture is trapped between the shell and the anchor and also between the anchor and the bone surface.