US 11,986,178 B2
Knotless instability anchor
Douglas Hester, Raynham, MA (US); and Brian Otrando, Cumberland, RI (US)
Assigned to Medos International Sarl, Le Locle (CH)
Filed by Medos International Sarl, Le Locle (CH)
Filed on Sep. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/484,608.
Application 17/484,608 is a division of application No. 16/151,978, filed on Oct. 4, 2018, granted, now 11,160,545.
Application 16/151,978 is a continuation of application No. 14/996,381, filed on Jan. 15, 2016, granted, now 10,105,133, issued on Oct. 23, 2018.
Application 14/996,381 is a continuation of application No. 13/331,867, filed on Dec. 20, 2011, granted, now 9,265,494, issued on Feb. 23, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0008063 A1, Jan. 13, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0401 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0427 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0438 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0445 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical method, comprising:
inserting a suture anchor into a bone hole, a suture extending through an inner lumen of the suture anchor and extending along an exterior of the suture anchor, the suture anchor including a substantially D-shaped cross sectional shape in at least a proximal portion thereof, the suture anchor being in a first orientation in the bone hole in which a bone-engaging surface feature formed on the suture anchor engages bone;
with the suture anchor in the first orientation in the bone hole, tensioning the suture and thereby causing the suture to slide along the exterior of the suture anchor relative to the bone; and
moving the suture anchor from the first orientation in the bone hole to a second orientation in the bone hole in which the suture is engaged between the bone and the bone-engaging surface feature such that the suture is prevented from sliding along the suture anchor relative to the bone.