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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2021
Biomet Sports Medicine, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Christopher M. Palese, Warsaw, IN (US);
Daniel R. Norton, Warsaw, IN (US);
Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A suture anchor and methods of use thereof are disclosed. The suture anchor comprises an anchor body having a slot formed in the body and a passage extending through the body in a first direction. The passage is sized to permit a suture to traverse the body through the passage. The suture anchor also has a shaft with a sharp portion, and the slot and the passage intersect within the anchor body. The shaft is movable relative to the anchor body within the slot from a first position in which the sharp portion and the passage do not intersect, to a second position in which the sharp portion and the passage intersect. The shaft can penetrate a suture or multiple suture strands to fix the suture or suture strands relative to the suture anchor.