| abstract |
A suture anchor for immobilizing a suture (4) with respect to hard tissue, the suture anchor (2) comprising - a pin portion (20), - a material having thermoplastic properties that is arranged, at least partially, around a circumference of the pin portion - and, to hold the suture, a suture conduit, characterized in that - the suture conduit comprises a suture slot (22), extending in an axial direction along the pin portion (20), to immobilize the suture relative to hard tissue, and comprising a zero depth portion (24) at a proximal end of the pin portion (20), and - the suture conduit at the The distal end of the pin portion (20) comprises a recessed slot (23) extending through a distal face of the pin portion (20) and constituting two levels of slot, wherein the slot (23.1) of the internal level comprises a smaller cross section and, in particular, a mouth narrower than the slot (23.2) of the external level. |