Patent ID: 6972027

Claim:
A suture anchor assembly comprising: an anchor having a first passageway and an enclosed second passageway extending through at least a portion of the anchor; a suture comprising a proximal end and an opposing distal end, a portion of the suture between the proximal end and the distal end being formed into a loop, the loop being at least partially passed through the first passageway, at least one of the proximal end or the distal end of the suture being passed through the loop such that pulling on at least one of the proximal end or the distal end of the suture that is passed through the loop causes the suture to selectively lock against the anchor, a portion of the proximal end or the distal end of the suture that is passed through the loop passing through the enclosed second passageway before passing through the loop; and a retraction line threaded through the loop of the suture such that the application of tension by the retraction line on the loop causes the suture to selectively unlock from the anchor.