A suture anchor (e.g. 100) for knotlessly securing nearby tissue to bone
is formed from an anchor body (e.g. 101/102) that includes a mechanism
for being securely anchored to the bone, an elongated suture puller (e.g.
122) extending through the anchor body with a proximal end for being
pulled in a proximal direction by a surgeon and a distal end (e.g. 125)
with a suitable mechanism for engaging suture (e.g. 127), suture (e.g.
132) carried by the engaging mechanism (e.g. 127) at the distal end (e.g.
125) of the elongated suture puller (e.g. 122), and a suture locking
mechanism (e.g. 110) that substantially prevents the suture (e.g. 122)
from moving in at least a first direction after being pulled into and
through the anchor body (e.g. 101/102) by the elongated suture puller
(e.g. 122).