Expanding suture anchor having an actuator pin

A method of anchoring soft tissue to bone, comprising:

• obtaining a suture anchor including a sleeve anchor and a suture-receiving insert, the sleeve anchor including an interior side wall and exterior threads, the suture-receiving insert including a distal portion and a proximal body portion that extends proximally of the distal portion, the distal portion including a distal tip and a proximal end with a proximal facing surface;
• passing a suture through soft tissue and through the suture-receiving insert;
• locating the suture anchor in a bone hole with the suture-receiving insert positioned distal of the sleeve anchor;
• and
• partially receiving the suture-receiving insert in the sleeve anchor in the bone hole following said passing to lock the suture to the suture anchor, said partially receiving including the proximal body portion extending into the sleeve anchor through an opening in a distal end of the sleeve anchor with the distal portion remaining outside the sleeve anchor distal of the opening in the distal end of the sleeve anchor, wherein the distal end of the sleeve anchor includes a distal facing surface around the opening, and wherein the suture being so locked includes the suture extending through the suture-receiving insert with a first portion of the suture located between the proximal facing surface of the proximal end of the distal portion and the distal facing surface of the distal end of the sleeve anchor, with a second portion of the suture located between an exterior side wall of the proximal body portion and the interior side wall of the sleeve anchor, and with a third portion of the suture located outside the sleeve anchor extending proximally along the sleeve anchor in contact with the exterior threads and walls of the bone hole.

A method of anchoring soft tissue to bone, comprising:

• obtaining a suture anchor including a sleeve anchor and a suture-receiving insert, the sleeve anchor including an interior side wall and exterior threads, the suture-receiving insert including a distal portion and a proximal body portion that extends proximally of the distal portion, the distal portion including a distal tip and a proximal end with a proximal facing surface;
• passing a suture through soft tissue and through the suture-receiving insert;
• locating the suture anchor in a bone hole with the suture-receiving insert positioned distal of the sleeve anchor;
• and
• partially receiving the suture-receiving insert in the sleeve anchor in the bone hole the proximal body portion extending into the sleeve anchor through an opening in a distal end of the sleeve anchor with the distal portion remaining outside the sleeve anchor distal of the opening in the distal end of the sleeve anchor, wherein the sleeve anchor includes a distal facing surface, and wherein the suture being so locked includes the suture extending through the suture-receiving insert with a first portion of the suture located between the proximal facing surface of the proximal end of the distal portion and the distal facing surface of the sleeve anchor and with a third portion of the suture located outside the sleeve anchor extending proximally along the sleeve anchor in contact with the exterior threads and walls of the bone hole.

A method of anchoring soft tissue to bone, comprising:

• obtaining a suture anchor including a sleeve anchor and a suture-receiving insert, the sleeve anchor including an interior side wall and exterior threads, the suture-receiving insert including a distal portion and a proximal body portion that extends proximally of the distal portion, the distal portion including a distal tip and a proximal end with a proximal facing surface;
• passing a suture through soft tissue and through the suture-receiving insert;
• locating the suture anchor in a bone hole with the suture-receiving insert positioned distal of the sleeve anchor;
• and
• partially receiving the suture-receiving insert in the sleeve anchor in the bone hole the proximal body portion extending into the sleeve anchor through an opening in a distal end of the sleeve anchor with the distal portion remaining outside the sleeve anchor distal of the opening in the distal end of the sleeve anchor, wherein the sleeve anchor includes a distal facing surface, and wherein the suture being so locked includes the suture extending through the suture-receiving insert with a second portion of the suture located between an exterior side wall of the proximal body portion and the interior side wall of the sleeve anchor and with a third portion of the suture located outside the sleeve anchor extending proximally along the sleeve anchor in contact with the exterior threads and walls of the bone hole.