SUTURE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY

摘要

A novel suture anchor assembly (1) is provided which comprises a novel suture anchor (5), a suture (10) attached to the suture anchor, and a novel inserter (15) for deploying the suture anchor in bone whereby the sutu re will extend from, and be anchored to the bone. The novel suture anchor generally comprises a drill portion (35), a thread portion (30), and a sutur e attachment portion (75). The drill portion is disposed on a distal portion of the anchor and is adapted to penetrate the bone when the drill portion is pressed against the bone and the anchor is rotated about its longitudinal axis. The thread portion extends along at least a portion of the length of t he anchor and is adapted to draw the anchor through the bone when the anchor is rotated.