An anchor inserter tool, comprising: a first elongate body comprising an inner shaft and having first and second prongs extending distally from a distal end thereof and configured to extend along opposed slots formed in a sheath of an anchor assembly; a second elongate body comprising an outer shaft slidably disposed around the first elongate body; a handle assembly coupled to a proximal end of each of the first and second elongate bodies, the handle assembly being configured such that the first elongate body has a first range of motion, the first elongate body in the first range of motion being movable between a first position in which the first and second prongs extend distally beyond the second elongate body and a second position in which the first and second prongs are retained within the second elongate body, wherein the handle assembly includes an actuator coupled to the first elongate body and configured to move the first elongate body through the first range of motion, and characterized by the handle assembly being configured such that the first elongate body has a second range of motion, the first elongate body in the second range of motion being movable from the second position to a third position in which the first elongate body is configured to cause a guidewire extending through the first elongate body and mated to the handle assembly to be disengaged and released from the handle assembly, and wherein the handle assembly includes a guidewire grasping element configured to engage a proximal end of a guidewire coupled to a sheath of an anchor assembly and extending through the first elongate body; and wherein the actuator coupled to the first elongate body is configured to move the first elongate body through the second range of motion. a first elongate body comprising an inner shaft and having first and second prongs extending distally from a distal end thereof and configured to extend along opposed slots formed in a sheath of an anchor assembly; a second elongate body comprising an outer shaft slidably disposed around the first elongate body; a handle assembly coupled to a proximal end of each of the first and second elongate bodies, the handle assembly being configured such that the first elongate body has a first range of motion, the first elongate body in the first range of motion being movable between a first position in which the first and second prongs extend distally beyond the second elongate body and a second position in which the first and second prongs are retained within the second elongate body, wherein the handle assembly includes an actuator coupled to the first elongate body and configured to move the first elongate body through the first range of motion, and characterized by the handle assembly being configured such that the first elongate body has a second range of motion, the first elongate body in the second range of motion being movable from the second position to a third position in which the first elongate body is configured to cause a guidewire extending through the first elongate body and mated to the handle assembly to be disengaged and released from the handle assembly, and wherein the handle assembly includes a guidewire grasping element configured to engage a proximal end of a guidewire coupled to a sheath of an anchor assembly and extending through the first elongate body; and wherein the actuator coupled to the first elongate body is configured to move the first elongate body through the second range of motion. <EOS>