Patent ID: 8439936

Claim:
An apparatus for tissue repair, comprising: a hollow body; a first anchor at one end of the hollow body; a first suture and a first needle connected to an other end of the hollow body opposite the first anchor; and a second body that is a solid elongate body; a second anchor connected to a solid end of the second body; and a second suture and a second needle connected to an other end of the second body opposite the second anchor; wherein the first suture and the first needle are part of a delivery assembly that is removable from the hollow body to expose an opening at the other end of the hollow body; in an installed state, the hollow body is structured and arranged to be within a first tissue with the first anchor contacting an exterior surface of the first tissue and anchoring the hollow body in the first tissue; in the installed state, the solid elongate body is structured and arranged to be within a second soft tissue with the second anchor contacting an exterior surface of the second soft tissue and anchoring the solid elongate body in the second soft tissue; in the installed state, and after removal of the delivery assembly, the second body is structured and arranged to be inserted into and held within the hollow body, thereby connecting the first tissue and the second soft tissue.