Patent ID: 7442202

Claim:
A suture anchor assembly for attachment of tissue to bone, the suture anchor assembly comprising: a suture anchor comprising a body member having a distal end, a proximal end, a longitudinal axis, an outer surface and two transverse suture passages extending through the body member, the suture passages being substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, each of the suture passages having a respective suture recess provided therein; a tissue-fixation device attached to the suture anchor, the tissue-fixation device having a plurality of holes; and a single suture strand that passes through the two transverse suture passages of the suture anchor and through the holes of the tissue-fixation device, the single suture strand attaching the suture anchor to the tissue-fixation device and terminating in at least one knot disposed within one of the suture recesses of the suture anchor.