US 12,471,902 B2
Wedge push-in suture anchor
Brian Bowman, Carlsbad, CA (US); Jonathon Gold, Solana Beach, CA (US); and Jacob Hustedt, Sandy, UT (US)
Assigned to Responsive Arthroscopy, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed by Responsive Arthroscopy, LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed on Mar. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/654,170.
Application 17/654,170 is a continuation of application No. 16/569,752, filed on Sep. 13, 2019, granted, now 11,298,120.
Application 16/569,752 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2019/050659, filed on Sep. 11, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/729,861, filed on Sep. 11, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0192655 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0401 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0451 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0458 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An anchor device for repairing soft tissue, the anchor device comprising:
an elongate body defining a lumen therethrough;
a suture having a first segment secured to the elongate body and a second segment disposed at least partially in the lumen, wherein the second segment extends from the first segment and enters to the lumen via a proximal portion of the elongate body; and
a wedge movably disposed within the lumen, the wedge configured to move away from the first segment, so as to transition from an unlocked position to a locked position, wherein transitioning the wedge to the locked position angularly moves at least a portion of the wedge relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongate body, to secure at least a portion of the second segment against an inner wall of the elongate body, wherein the wedge comprises a wedge lumen through the wedge spaced apart from a proximal tip thereof, wherein the wedge lumen is configured to allow the suture to pass therethrough.