A device serves to insert an anchoring element and a suture thread into a bone to attach a tendon or a ligament without drilling a hole into the bone. The device comprises an anchoring element, having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis and further a continuous channel, and a tool for...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US8075588?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8075588 - Device for inserting an anchoring element and a suture thread into a bone