Patent ID: 8652153

Claim:
An intervertebral disc repair system comprising: an implant including an anchor member and an adjustable suture assembly coupled thereto, the adjustable suture assembly forming an adjustable loop and including a tension line having a proximal end, and a toggle line coupled to the anchor member for selectively rotating the anchor member during deployment thereof; and a delivery tool including: a proximal handle, an outer tubular member extending distally from the handle and having an open distal end, a needle cannula slidably received within the outer tubular member having a proximal portion with a proximal end, and an open distal end terminating with a sharpened tip for penetrating tissue, an inner pusher member slidably received within the needle cannula and having a proximal end and a distal end, and an actuating mechanism coupled to the handle for selectively retracting the needle cannula relative to the outer tubular member and the inner pusher member, wherein the proximal end of the tension line of the implant is operable by the user to reduce at least one dimension of the loop, wherein the anchor member and at least a portion of the adjustable suture assembly of the implant are releasably received within the needle cannula distal to the distal end of the inner pusher member, wherein the delivery tool is configured such that actuation of the actuating mechanism proximally retracts the needle cannula relative to the outer tubular member and the inner pusher member to release the anchor member from the needle cannula, and wherein the toggle line of the adjustable suture assembly of the implant is operable to cause rotation of the anchor member as the anchor member is released from the needle cannula.