Patent ID: 9687221
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A method of securing first and second suture limbs relative to a bone, the method comprising: forming a bone tunnel through a portion of a bone, the bone tunnel having a first opening at a first surface of the bone and a second opening at a second surface of the bone; passing first and second suture limbs through the bone tunnel, the first and second suture limbs exiting together through the first opening; passing the first suture limb through a longitudinal cannulated of an anchor; inserting the anchor into the bone tunnel through the first opening to trap the second suture limb between the anchor and bone tunnel in interference relationship, the anchor having an anchor outer side surface and the bone tunnel having a tunnel wall comprised of bone, the outer side surface of the anchor engaging the tunnel wall and the second suture limb being secured between the outer side surface of the anchor and the tunnel wall, wherein the second suture limb does not pass through the longitudinal cannulation; and securing the first suture limb.