Patent ID: 8828052

Claim:
A system comprising: a suture; and at least one anchor, said anchor comprising: an elongated cylindrical body having a distal end, a proximal end, a first side, a second side diametrically opposed to the first side, a longitudinal axis extending between the distal end and the proximal end, and a cylindrical outer surface radially offset from the longitudinal axis, the distal end having on the first side of the body a distal slot opening on the cylindrical outer surface of said body and extending from the distal end of said body proximally along the longitudinal axis of said body, and the proximal end having on the first side of the body a proximal slot opening on the cylindrical outer surface of said body and extending from the proximal end of said body distally along the longitudinal axis of said body, the distal slot and the proximal slot extending only on the first side of the body; the distal slot comprising a wide section and a narrow section, wherein the wide section is provided with a width such that said suture is slidably accommodated therein, and the narrow section is provided with a width such that said suture is bound therein, and further wherein said wide section is disposed distally of said narrow section; wherein said body is adapted such that said suture is initially disposed within said wide section of the distal slot of said anchor and the proximal slot of said anchor, such that said suture is slidable relative to said anchor; and further wherein said body is adapted such that said suture is thereafter disposed within the narrow section of the distal slot of the anchor in order to bind said suture to said body.