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 |
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.
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