Suture anchor, and fitting tool.

摘要

The anchor (1) includes a one-piece body (1a) having a distal penetration end (2) with a conical end section (2a) and a proximal cylindrical portion (2b) connected to a stepped-diameter intermediate conical anchoring section (3) having a screw thread (3a). The intermediate section is followed by a connection section (4) having a polygonal transverse section with a circle of diameter less than the diameter of an adjacent section (3d) of the intermediate anchor section An Independent claim is included for a tool for penetrating a bone for permitting engagement of the suture anchor in the bone.