Patent ID: 8317829

Claim:
A method of securing soft tissue with respect to a body cavity without knots, comprising: passing a length of suture through soft tissue so that a portion of the suture is secured in the soft tissue resulting in at least one free end; providing an anchor comprising an anchor body having a lumen extending therethrough, and a locking plug having a shaft portion extending at least partially in the anchor body lumen; the anchor body is non-deformable and where inserting the anchor body into the cavity comprises partially deforming the wall of the body cavity; the anchor body is generally tubular and has a plurality of tapered ridges circumferentially located about the anchor body and permit insertion of the anchor body into the body cavity when advanced in a first direction and resist removal of the anchor body when withdrawn in an opposite direction; passing the free end of the suture into the anchor such that a first section of the suture is in a portion of the locking plug and extends through the anchor body lumen; applying tension to the suture between the tissue and the anchor; and inserting the anchor into the body cavity, such that a second section of the suture is between the anchor body and a wall of the body cavity.