Parabolic eyelet suture anchor

Abstract

A suture anchor for securing soft tissue to bone including a body extending along a longitudinal axis between opposite ends, and at least one eyelet extending between lateral surfaces of the body for receiving a suture. The eyelet defines two entry/exit void regions and a central void region extending between the entry/exit void regions. Each entry/exit void region extends from one of the lateral surfaces of the body and has an axis forming an acute angle with the longitudinal axis of the body. Each entry/exit void region also has a surface comprising a segment of a conic surface extending about the axis of the entry/exit void region and tapering inward towards the longitudinal axis of the body. The central void region extends along an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of the body.

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