Patent ID: 8840643

Claim:
A method of anchoring suture in bone, the method comprising the steps of: providing a segmented suture anchor comprising a length of a flexible strand; and a plurality of individual body segments formed at least partially around and at least partially along the length of the flexible strand, the body segments having a tapered shape in the form of ribs terminating in a blunt, rounded distal end, the flexible strand forming an eyelet at a most proximal end of the suture anchor, the plurality of individual body segments being provided serially along the length of the flexible strand and in multiple pairs, the plurality of individual body segments being connected by the length of flexible strand, the segmented suture anchor further comprising a tapered drive head disposed on a most proximal body segment; threading suture through the eyelet of the most proximal end of the segmented suture anchor; loading the segmented suture anchor onto a driver by positioning the tapered drive head of the segmented suture anchor in a recess of the driver; subsequently, inserting and passing the driver loaded with the segmented suture anchor arthroscopically through a substantially curved cannulated guide and installing the segmented suture anchor arthroscopically through the substantially curved cannulated guide; and driving the suture anchor into a pilot hole in the bone.