US 11,751,863 B2
Multi-suture knotless anchor for attaching tissue to bone and related method
Francis Vijay, Irvine, CA (US); and George W. White, Corona, CA (US)
Assigned to ArthroCare Corporation, Austin, TX (US)
Filed by ArthroCare Corporation, Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 6, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/675,697.
Application 15/587,714 is a division of application No. 13/441,055, filed on Apr. 6, 2012, granted, now 9,855,028.
Application 16/675,697 is a continuation of application No. 15/587,714, filed on May 5, 2017, granted, now 10,492,775.
Prior Publication US 2020/0085423 A1, Mar. 19, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0401 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/0403 (2013.01); A61B 2017/045 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0424 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0427 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0438 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0446 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A suture anchor for securing soft tissue to bone with at least one suture, wherein the suture anchor is selectively deployed to fix the suture anchor in bone, said suture anchor comprising:
an eyelet for receiving the at least one suture there-through;
a plurality of deflecting sections disposed on an outer surface of the suture anchor, wherein an inner surface of the plurality of deflecting sections defines a cavity, the cavity having a bottom surface proximally separated from the eyelet; and
a deployment sleeve having an open-ended distal end, a distal-most end of the open-ended distal end configured to cooperate with the inner surface of the plurality of deflecting sections to deflect the plurality of deflecting sections to engage bone.