Patent ID: 7322978

Claim:
A bone anchor assembly for use in anchoring a plurality of sutures attached to soft tissue to a bone of a living organism, comprising: a bone anchor comprised of: an anchor body extending between a proximal end and a distal end, said anchor body having an interior bore with an opening at said proximal end; a first pin disposed within said bore and fixed to said anchor body, thereby providing a first interior attachment location for attaching a suture within said bore; and a second pin in communication with said bore so as to be disposed transversely and distally relative to said first pin, thereby providing a second interior attachment location for attaching at least one additional suture within said bore; and a plurality of looped sutures that pass through said bore and which have free ends that extend from said proximal opening, a first of said looped sutures being looped around said first pin, a second of said looped sutures being looped around said second pin, and a third of said looped sutures being looped around said second pin and being separated from said second of said looped sutures by said first pin.