ANCHOR FOR SECURING A SUTURE
An improved anchor to secure a suture relative to body tissue. The anchor including an a generally cylindrical body portion with an opening, that is at least in part threaded, extending from the trailing end toward the leading end, and a suture passage configured for passing at least a portion of the suture therethrough. The anchor also includes a trapping member that is configured to be threadably inserted into the opening to trap at least a portion of the suture between trapping member and the generally cylindrical body portion.
1 . An anchor adapted to secure a suture relative to body tissue, the anchor comprising:
a generally cylindrical body portion having a central longitudinal axis, a leading end, a trailing end, an outer surface, an opening being at least in part threaded and extending from the trailing end toward the leading end, and a suture passage configured for passing at least a portion of the suture therethrough; and
a trapping member having threads and configured to be threadably inserted into the opening to trap at least a portion of the suture between the trapping member and the generally cylindrical body portion to resist movement of a trapped portion of the suture relative to the body portion.
2 . The anchor of claim 1 , wherein the opening of the body portion and the trapping member each have a generally cylindrical configuration.
3 . The anchor of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the body portion and the trapping member is made of a polymeric material.
4 . The anchor of claim 3 , wherein the polymeric material is a biodegradable polymer.
5 . The anchor of claim 3 , wherein the polymeric material is a non-biodegradable polymer.
6 . An anchor adapted to secure a suture relative to body tissue, the anchor comprising:
a body portion having a central axis, a leading end, a trailing end, an outer surface, an opening being at least in part threaded and extending from the trailing end toward the leading end, and a suture passage configured for passing at least a portion of the suture therethrough; and
a trapping member having threads and configured to be threadably inserted into the opening to trap at least a portion of the suture between the trapping member and the body portion to resist movement of a trapped portion of the suture relative to the body portion.
7 . The anchor of claim 6 , wherein the body portion is generally cylindrical.
8 . The anchor of claim 6 , wherein the opening of the body portion and the trapping member each have a generally cylindrical configuration.
9 . The anchor of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the body portion and the trapping member is made of a polymeric material.
10 . The anchor of claim 10 , wherein the polymeric material is a biodegradable polymer.
11 . The anchor of claim 10 , wherein the polymeric material is a non-biodegradable polymer.