Patent ID: 8377095

Claim:
A tissue anchor for connecting a suture to tissue, the tissue anchor comprising: a crossbar having first and second ends and defining a longitudinal axis therebetween, the crossbar being defined by a tubular wall having an aperture between the first and second ends; and a strand having first and second ends connected to the first and second ends of the crossbar, respectively, the strand making a revolution to define a loop, the strand and its loop projecting through the aperture and away from the longitudinal axis, the loop sized to slidably receive the suture therein, wherein the loop defines a crosspoint where the strand crosses itself, the cross-point spaced longitudinally away from the first and second ends of the strand; wherein the tubular wall defines a lumen extending longitudinally, and the aperture communicates the lumen with an outer surface of the crossbar, the strand extends from its first end longitudinally through the lumen, through the aperture, makes the loop, back through the aperture, and again longitudinally through the lumen to its second end, wherein the first and second ends of the strand are immovably fixed to the crossbar.