摘要 |
An anchor driver includes an elongated, tubular shaft. A plurality of tines extends distally from the distal end of the driver shaft. An anchor includes a cannulated anchor body, extending along a longitudinal axis, a distal tip, and a closed suture eyelet. The eyelet is formed through the anchor body, transverse to the longitudinal axis, in communication with the anchor body cannulation, and dimensioned to receive a suture. The surface of the anchor body cannulation is threaded along at least a portion of its length and further includes a plurality of slots. Each of the slots extends longitudinally within the threaded portion of the anchor body cannulation, radially below the root of the anchor, and is dimensioned to receive a respective one of the inserter tines. The circumferential position of each of the slots is further selected such that the slots are circumferentially adjacent to, but do not intersect, the eyelet. |