Patent ID: 8551140

Claim:
A method of coupling a soft tissue to a bone, comprising: determining an area of the bone to couple a first anchor and a second anchor, wherein: (i) the first anchor includes a first bone engaging feature, a first aperture, and a first suture member, the first suture member including a braided body disposed in the first aperture and defining a longitudinally extending passage having a plurality of passage apertures, and a first end extending from the braided body and passing through a passage aperture, through the passage and out another passage aperture, so as to place the first end outside of the passage, and define an adjustable first loop, and a second end extending from the braided body and passing through a passage aperture, through the passage and out another passage aperture, so as to place the second end outside of the passage, and define an adjustable second loop, and (ii) the second anchor includes a second bone engaging feature and a first coupling feature; forming a first hole in the area; forming a second hole in the area adjacent to the first hole; positioning the first anchor in the first hole; positioning the second anchor in the second hole; coupling the first loop to the soft tissue; coupling the first loop to the first coupling feature; and adjusting a size and tensioning the first loop to compress the soft tissue against the bone by pulling on the first end of the first suture member, after the first anchor is positioned in the first hole and after the second anchor is positioned in the second hole.