Patent ID: 8469999

Claim:
A system for attaching soft tissue to bone, said system comprising: a bone plate having a perimeter, a lower surface for placement against the bone, an upper surface opposite said lower surface, at least two holes extending through said bone plate from said upper surface to said lower surface, a first orifice and a second orifice formed in said bone plate on a perimeter of said bone plate, and a third orifice and a fourth orifice formed in said bone plate, each of said first, second, third, and forth orifices being adapted to receive a portion of a suture attachment clip; at least one suture attachment clip including a first shaft, a second shaft, a head portion, and a mid-longitudinal axis extending between said first and second shafts and through said head portion, said head portion including a first lobe portion and a second lobe portion, said first shaft adapted to be inserted into said first orifice and protrude outwardly from said third orifice, and said second shaft adapted to be inserted into said second orifice and protrude outwardly from said fourth orifice, said first shaft being wrapped around a first portion of said bone plate between said first and third orifices to attach said first shaft to said bone plate, and said second shaft being wrapped around a second portion of said bone plate between said second and fourth orifices to attach said second shaft to said bone plate; an opening formed in said head portion for receiving a suture therethrough, said opening including a first concave arcuate side corresponding to said first lobe portion and a second concave arcuate side corresponding to said second lobe portion; and a perimeter of said head portion in a first plane extending through the mid-longitudinal axis, said first lobe portion, said second lobe portion, and said first connecting portion, said perimeter having a first convex arcuate side corresponding to said first lobe portion and a second convex arcuate side corresponding to said second lobe portion.