Patent ID: 8449584

Claim:
A system for anchoring tissue to bone, comprising: a bone anchor comprising an elongate body having an open tapered leading end with a suture engaging notch formed therein, a trailing end with a flared sidewall configured to engage bone, and a suture channel extending through opposed sidewalls of the elongate body at a location between the leading and trailing ends; and a loop of suture thread extending through the suture channel; wherein the suture channel is obliquely angled with respect to a central longitudinal axis of the bone anchor such that, when the bone anchor is disposed within a bone hole and tension is applied to the loop of suture thread, the bone anchor will toggle in two planes; and wherein the suture channel defines opposed first and second openings, the first opening is positioned closer to the leading end than the second opening, and the first and second openings are laterally offset from one another relative to a longitudinal axis extending between the leading and trailing ends of the elongate body.