SOFT TISSUE INTERFERENCE FIT ANCHOR SYSTEM

摘要

The soft tissue anchor system preferably has a sleeve (22) with a snap lock (21) and an insertable anchor stop (50) that permits the sutures (40) to be held under tension on insertion of the stop anchor (50).

主权项

1. A suture anchor system for attachment of a soft tissue to a bone tunnel with one or more sutures, the suture anchor system comprising:
an elongated sleeve, the sleeve having a shaft with a central opening extending the length of the sleeve and having a snap lock extending radially inwardly from the central opening; a stop anchor sized to be press fitted into the shaft central opening past the snap lock; and wherein the one or more sutures secured to the soft tissue are held under tension as the stop anchor is press fit into the sleeve past the snap lock thereby fixing the one or more sutures along a length between the sleeve and the stop anchor.