Patent ID: 7445634

Claim:
A spinal repair system for repairing an annulus defect of a spinal disc, comprising: a scaffold formed as a plug for filling substantially the entire volume of the defect, said scaffold having an outer end aligning with or extending outward from a surface of the annulus and an inner end; first and second anchors, each of said anchors having a first end, a second end and a shank between said ends, said shank being cylindrical, said first end being circular and concentric with said shank, and said second end having a point, and wherein said anchors each have a respective hole adjacent said first end having a diameter less than the diameter of said shank; and a flexible attachment member, said member having a portion within said scaffold, said member exiting said scaffold at a first point and extending through said hole of said first anchor and returning to and entering said scaffold at a second point adjacent said first point, said member exiting said scaffold at a third point and extending through said hole of said second anchor and returning to and entering said scaffold as a fourth point adjacent said third point.