An apparatus for treating an aperture in the annulus of an intervertebral disc, comprising: a fixation apparatus comprising at least a first anchor and a second anchor secured together by at least one elongated member, the at least one elongated member is positionable in at least a first length and a second length, where the second length is shorter than the first length, a cinch line connected to the elongated member; and a fixation delivery apparatus comprising; a fixation delivery apparatus body including a body cavity having a distal portion, a shaft secured to and extending from the fixation apparatus body, the shaft defining a shaft lumen, wherein the first anchor and the second anchor of the fixation apparatus are removably received within the lumen of the shaft, an actuator and a displacement rod movably received within a portion of the body cavity,. the actuator having a distal portion, the actuator extending proximally from a proximal end of the fixation delivery apparatus body, the distal portion of the actuator positioned within the body cavity, characterized in that the displacement rod is secured to the distal portion of the actuator, at least a portion of the displacement rod slidably received within the shaft lumen, the displacement rod positionable between at least a first position and a second position, the displacement rod is configured to apply a motive force to dispense the first and second anchors from the lumen of the shaft, the actuator configured to advance the displacement rod in a 1 to 1 ratio, the displacement rod including a proximal portion, a displacement rod lumen, and tether passage defined in the proximal portion of the displacement rod, a tether having a proximal portion secured to the actuator, the displacement rod and/or the delivery apparatus body, the tether at least temporarily retaining at least one of the first anchor and the second anchor, the tether passage permitting a portion of the tether to extend from the displacement rod lumen to be positioned within the body cavity of the fixation delivery apparatus body, and a displacement spring positioned between the distal portion of the body cavity and the distal portion of the actuator and operable to bias the actuator in the proximal direction. a fixation apparatus comprising at least a first anchor and a second anchor secured together by at least one elongated member, the at least one elongated member is positionable in at least a first length and a second length, where the second length is shorter than the first length, a cinch line connected to the elongated member; and a fixation delivery apparatus comprising; a fixation delivery apparatus body including a body cavity having a distal portion, a shaft secured to and extending from the fixation apparatus body, the shaft defining a shaft lumen, wherein the first anchor and the second anchor of the fixation apparatus are removably received within the lumen of the shaft, an actuator and a displacement rod movably received within a portion of the body cavity,. the actuator having a distal portion, the actuator extending proximally from a proximal end of the fixation delivery apparatus body, the distal portion of the actuator positioned within the body cavity, characterized in that the displacement rod is secured to the distal portion of the actuator, at least a portion of the displacement rod slidably received within the shaft lumen, the displacement rod positionable between at least a first position and a second position, the displacement rod is configured to apply a motive force to dispense the first and second anchors from the lumen of the shaft, the actuator configured to advance the displacement rod in a 1 to 1 ratio, the displacement rod including a proximal portion, a displacement rod lumen, and tether passage defined in the proximal portion of the displacement rod, a tether having a proximal portion secured to the actuator, the displacement rod and/or the delivery apparatus body, the tether at least temporarily retaining at least one of the first anchor and the second anchor, the tether passage permitting a portion of the tether to extend from the displacement rod lumen to be positioned within the body cavity of the fixation delivery apparatus body, and a displacement spring positioned between the distal portion of the body cavity and the distal portion of the actuator and operable to bias the actuator in the proximal direction.