SUTURE ANCHOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE

Abstract

A suture anchor system for securing a suture to a bone, the system comprising an anchor liner and an inner locking component; the anchor liner comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and a substantially cylindrical elongated body with a longitudinal axis; the body having an external thread, a cavity along the longitudinal axis with an inner wall and an opening at the proximal end, a suture hole transverse to the longitudinal axis near the distal end, and one or more expansion areas through a portion of the body at the proximal end; the inner locking component comprising a leading end, a trailing end, and an elongated body with an outer surface adapted to engage the cavity inner wall.

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