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 |
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.
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