Patent ID: 8679168

Claim:
An essentially cylindrical inner core anchor portion as part of a system for installing at least one flexible member into tissue, the inner core anchor portion having an inner core exterior wall and having an inner core length defined along a longitudinal system axis, the inner core length extending between a leading end and a trailing end, the inner core anchor portion comprising: a cannulation centrally disposed along the axis, the cannulation sized to accept a guidewire therethrough along the inner core length, the cannulation sized to engage an installer therethrough along a trailing portion of the inner core length; at least one recess disposed circumferentially within the inner core exterior wall, the at least one recess sized to accept a recess portion of the at least one flexible member; and a plurality of channels, each channel disposed essentially along the axis, each channel extending from the trailing end and in communication with the at least one recess, each channel sized to accept a channel portion of the at least one flexible member.