Patent ID: 8226685

Claim:
A method of using a suture anchor ( 20 ), said suture anchor ( 20 ) including a first anchor segment ( 34 ) and a second anchor segment ( 94 ), said first anchor segment ( 34 ) having a first hole ( 36 ), a second hole ( 38 ), and a bottom side ( 108 ), said second anchor segment ( 94 ) having a third hole ( 96 ), a fourth hole ( 98 ), and a top side ( 110 ), said top side ( 110 ) facing said bottom side ( 108 ), said first and second sterile anchor segments ( 34 , 94 ) being physically separate elements that are coupled together via a first suture segment ( 40 ) passing through both of said first and third holes ( 36 , 96 ) and a second suture segment ( 42 ) passing through both of said second and fourth holes ( 38 , 98 ), and said method comprises: forming a hole ( 24 ) in a bone ( 22 ), said bone ( 22 ) comprising a spongy bone ( 22 ″) and a cortical bone ( 22 ′); inserting said suture anchor ( 20 ) through said hole ( 24 ) and within said spongy bone ( 22 ″) such that said suture anchor ( 20 ) does not extend into said cortical bone ( 22 ′), wherein prior to said inserting operation, a first axis ( 112 ) of said first sterile suture segment ( 34 ) is aligned with a second axis ( 114 ) of said second sterile suture segment ( 94 ); and applying tension to said first suture segment ( 40 ) and said second suture segment ( 42 ) to position said suture anchor ( 20 ) such that said suture anchor ( 20 ) spans said hole ( 24 ) , wherein said applying operation causes said second sterile anchor segment ( 94 ) to rotate relative to said first sterile anchor segment ( 34 ) such that said first and second axes ( 112 , 114 ) move out of alignment when said suture anchor ( 20 ) is deployed.