Patent ID: 7905904

Claim:
A method of repairing fibrous tissue comprising: preloading a first anchor formed of a flexible material in a folded U-shape onto an external groove defined on an external surface of a first inserter movably coupled to a handle, wherein the external groove is transverse to a longitudinal axis of the first inserter; preloading a second anchor onto an external groove on a second inserter movably coupled to the handle; coupling a flexible strand between the first and second anchors; moving the first inserter to a deployment position relative to the second inserter; passing the first inserter through a fibrous tissue from a first side of the fibrous tissue to a second side of the fibrous tissue at a first location; delivering the first anchor on the second side of the fibrous tissue; retracting the first inserter away from the fibrous tissue; moving the second inserter to a deployment position relative to the first inserter; passing the second inserter through the fibrous tissue from the first side of the fibrous tissue to the second side of the fibrous tissue at a second location; delivering the second anchor on the second side of the fibrous tissue; retracting the second inserter away from the fibrous tissue; and tensioning the flexible strand between the first and second anchors.