Methods and devices for repairing and anchoring damaged tissue

An anchoring device configured to be anchored in human tissue, the anchoring device comprising:

• a suture length;
• a suture ring defining a circumference,
• wherein a portion of the suture length is woven through a plurality of penetrations distributed along at least a majority of the circumference, and the portion of the suture length and the suture ring collectively define a preformed knot configuration that defines a first length along a longitudinal direction along an axis of insertion and a first cross-sectional area in a reference plane orthogonal to the axis of insertion,
• wherein the preformed knot configuration is collapsible into an anchoring knot responsive to tension applied to at least one suture tail of the suture length in a direction away from the preformed knot configuration, the anchoring knot defining a second length along the longitudinal direction and a second cross-sectional area in the reference plane, wherein the second length is shorter than the first length, and the second cross-sectional area is greater than the first cross-sectional area.

An anchoring device configured to be anchored in human tissue, the anchoring device comprising:

• a suture length;
• a chain of connected suture rings, the chain having a first end and a second end spaced from each other along a longitudinal direction and having a plurality of openings between the first and second ends,
• wherein a portion of the suture length is woven through the plurality of openings such that the portion of the suture length and the chain of connected suture rings collectively define a preformed knot configuration, the preformed knot configuration defining a first length along the longitudinal direction and a first cross-sectional area in a reference plane orthogonal to an axis of insertion oriented along the longitudinal direction,
• wherein the preformed knot configuration is collapsible into an anchoring knot responsive to tension applied to at least one suture tail of the suture length in a direction away from the preformed knot configuration, the anchoring knot defining a second length along the longitudinal direction and a second cross-sectional area in the reference plane, wherein the second length is shorter than the first length, and the second cross-sectional area is greater than the first cross-sectional area.