Patent ID: 7641672

Claim:
A method for securing a suture anchor, the method comprising: inserting an attachment portion of a suture anchor within a bore hole formed in a bone, the suture anchor further comprising a placement portion frangibly connected to the attachment portion such that a longest length of the attachment portion is parallel to the placement portion during insertion into the bore hole and such that a slot is defined between a distal end face of the placement portion and a proximal end face of the attachment portion, the attachment portion of the suture anchor having an outwardly projecting barb that scores at least a portion of a wall of the bone bounding the bore hole as the attachment portion is urged into the bore hole; and applying a withdrawal force to the suture anchor such that the attachment portion of the suture anchor rotates such that the outwardly projecting barb and a distal end of the attachment portion of the suture anchor project into the wall, and the attachment portion of the suture anchor disconnects from the placement portion of the suture anchor.