Patent ID: 8197511

Claim:
A suture anchor arrangement comprising a suture anchor, said suture anchor including an anchor body having a longitudinal axis, a distal end configured for implanting into hard tissue and a proximal end spaced from said distal end, said anchor body defining therein a continuous bore extending from said proximal end to said distal end and a pair of passages each opening into said bore and communicating therewith, said anchor body including a suture-retention interface defining an attachment location on said anchor body for attachment of working suture to said suture anchor, said interface including a loop having a first part extending between said passages within said bore and defining said attachment location, and a second part extending between said passages outside said bore, said second part of said loop extending along an exterior of said anchor body in a circumferential direction about the axis and between said passages, said exterior of said anchor body defining therein a circumferential groove aligned with said passages and each of said passages having an outer end opening into said groove, said second part of said loop comprising two segments, each said segment extending from one of said passages to the other of said passages within said groove on opposite sides of said exterior of said anchor body.