| abstract |
Some materials used to make anchors for soft tissue repair, for example, have beneficial properties, including stiffness, bioabsorbability, and osteoconductivity. These materials, however, are not flexible and are challenging to make flexible wings out of for winged anchors. Wing flex is desirable for achieving high fixation strength in winged anchors. Accordingly, an anchor is provided having a hybrid structure including a core body made from a biocomposite, bioabsorbability, osteoconductivity or biocompatible non absorbable material and a wing assembly made from different and more flexible material. Examples of the hybrid anchor take advantage of properties of the different materials strategically placed. A no-hole-prep example of the hybrid anchor reduces the time to install the anchor. A modular example of the hybrid anchor provides a customizable anchoring solution to meet a variety of diverse clinical needs. |