Patent ID: 8403957

Claim:
A method for attaching soft tissue to bone tissue within a bone of a patient, comprising the steps of: accessing an internal target of a bone area of a patient; positioning a guide wire in relation to the internal target of the bone area; mounting a cannulated anchor onto the guide wire, the cannulated anchor including a threaded shaft and a threadless anchor head, and defining a longitudinal axis, the shaft and the anchor head defining an internal bore for receiving the guide wire, the anchor head defining first and second eyelets, the anchor head and the first and second eyelets being disposed proximal of the shaft, the cannulated anchor having at least a portion of a first suture and at least a portion of a second suture passed through respective first and second eyelets; advancing the cannulated anchor along the guide wire to the internal target; engaging the anchor head with a driver head of an installation tool, the anchor head and the driver head forming first and second clearances defined between respective first and second exterior side surfaces of the driver head and respective first and second interior surfaces of the internal bore; positioning first and second sutures through respective first and second clearances and within first and second longitudinal recesses defined along the exterior surface of the installation tool, respectively; securing the cannulated anchor within bone tissue of the internal target; and attaching soft tissue to the cannulated anchor with at least one of the first and second sutures.