Patent ID: 8133257

Claim:
A suture anchor for anchoring tissue to a bone, comprising: an elongate body defined by a longitudinal axis of symmetry, a first, leading end and a second, trailing end, the elongate body comprising two opposed surfaces between the first and second ends, and a plurality of sidewalls extending between the two opposed surfaces; a flared portion formed on the second end and extending from one of the sidewalls, the flared portion being adapted to engage and anchor into bone tissue; and a suture channel formed in the elongate body for passage of a suture strand therethrough, the suture channel extending between the two opposed surfaces, being oriented substantially transverse at right angles to the longitudinal axis of symmetry of the body, and having a centerline that is transvers to and laterally offset with respect to the longitudinal axis of symmetry of the body in a direction opposite to the direction of the flared portion; wherein the suture anchor is configured to toggle and anchor inside a bone cavity based on tension being applied to a suture in the suture channel.