US 11,864,749 B2
Suture anchor system with compressible distal tip
Joseph Hernandez, Sandwich, MA (US)
Assigned to DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC, Raynham, MA (US)
Filed by DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US)
Filed on Apr. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/229,449.
Application 16/226,241 is a division of application No. 15/006,653, filed on Jan. 26, 2016, granted, now 10,188,380, issued on Jan. 29, 2019.
Application 15/006,653 is a division of application No. 13/278,731, filed on Oct. 21, 2011, granted, now 9,277,911, issued on Mar. 8, 2016.
Application 17/229,449 is a continuation of application No. 16/226,241, filed on Dec. 19, 2018, granted, now 10,980,530.
Prior Publication US 2021/0228202 A1, Jul. 29, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0401 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/044 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0427 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0445 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
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1. A suture anchor comprising:
an elongate body having an inner lumen extending between proximal and distal ends thereof, a suture-engaging member disposed inside the inner lumen, and a flexible distal tip at the distal end, the flexible distal tip being configured to be compressed when advanced into a bone hole to thereby engage a suture extending between the suture-engaging member and a portion of the flexible distal tip.