Patent ID: 8114127

Claim:
A bone anchor for minimizing suture capture during the attachment of soft tissue to a bone of a living organism, comprising: an anchor body extending between a proximal end and a distal end, the anchor body defining an interior bore that extends between a proximal opening at the proximal end and a distal opening at the distal end, the anchor body further comprising: a threaded portion with threads beginning at the proximal end and extending from the proximal end to a position between the proximal end and the distal end; and a non-threaded tip portion extending between the distal end and the threaded portion and that is of lesser diameter than a major diameter of the threaded portion; and at least three suture attachment sites in communication with the interior bore, each attachment site being capable of slidably receiving a respective suture thereon, the three attachment sites being spaced apart and configured such that respective sutures, when in contact with the at least three attachment sites, are maintained separated from one another at the respective suture attachment sites, the suture attachment sites comprising: a pin insert configured to be inserted through the distal opening at the distal end of the anchor body so as to be positionable within the interior bore of the anchor body the pin insert comprising at least one transverse hole through the pin insert and at least one protrusion configured to extend to a wall of the interior bore when the pin insert is positioned within the interior bore.