Patent ID: 8323315

Claim:
A method for repairing a defect in a soft tissue, the method comprising: positioning a first anchor on a first portion of the external surface of the soft tissue; positioning a second anchor on a second portion of the external surface; coupling a first end of a suture to the first anchor; passing the suture from a first side of the defect to a second side of the defect; passing the suture in a first direction through a first aperture defined in the second anchor; passing the suture in a second direction opposite the first direction through a second aperture defined in the second anchor; and tensioning the suture such that the first side of the defect and the second side of the defect are moved toward each other, wherein (i) the suture traverses the defect at least twice, and (ii) the suture includes a second end not coupled to the first anchor such that the suture extends between the first anchor and the second anchor only once.