US Patent 10292694 Method and apparatus for attaching tissue to bone

Apparatus for securing a first object to a second object, said apparatus comprising:an anchor body which is longitudinally and laterally deformable; anda working suture which is connected to said anchor body;said anchor body and said working suture being configured such that, when at least one of said anchor body and said working suture receives a repair suture which is connected to the first object, and said anchor body is thereafter disposed in a hole in the second object, applying tension to said working suture secures said anchor body to the second object and secures said repair suture to said anchor body without requiring that a knot be tied after said anchor body is disposed in the hole in the second object.