Anchoring system and method for securing a suture to a pre-drilled hole

An anchoring system, comprising:

• an implant delivery device, including:
• a cannulated outer shaft;
• an inner shaft slidably received in the cannulated outer shaft,
• a projection extending distally beyond a distal end of the inner shaft;
• a wire translatable through the inner shaft from a retracted position to an extended position, the extended position including a distal end of the wire extending a distance beyond the distal end of the inner shaft such that the wire and the projection form a closed loop for trapping a suture;
• and
• a handle, including:
• a wire actuator handle portion configured to controllably translate the wire from the extended position to the retracted position;
• and
• an implant actuator handle portion including a grip that is configured to controllably rotate the cannulated outer shaft, the grip positioned proximal to the wire actuator handle portion.

A method for securing a suture to a pre-drilled bore, the method comprising:

• providing an implant delivery device including a distal end and a handle portion, wherein the distal end is convertible from an open configuration to a closed configuration, and the handle includes:
• an implant actuator handle portion including a grip that is configured to controllably rotate an implant body;
• a wire actuator handle portion positioned around a portion of the implant actuator handle portion such that the wire actuator handle portion is positioned distal to the implant actuator handle portion, the wire actuator handle portion configured to controllably transition the distal end of the implant delivery device from a closed configuration to an open configuration;
• positioning the distal end of the implant delivery device, in the open configuration, proximate the suture;
• converting the distal end of the implant delivery device from the open configuration to the closed configuration to encircle the suture in an eyelet of the closed configuration, the suture being slidable through the eyelet when the distal end is in the closed configuration;
• inserting the distal end of the implant delivery device into pre-drilled bore;
• deploying a cannulated implant, having a threaded outer surface, from the implant delivery device into the pre-drilled bore, the cannulated implant securing the suture between the threaded outer surface and a wall of the pre-drilled bore when the cannulated implant is deployed;
• and
• converting the distal end of the implant delivery device from the closed configuration to the open configuration;
• and
• retracting the implant delivery device from the pre-drilled bore.