Soft tissue repair system

A soft tissue repair system for an intervertebral disc having an annulus and a nucleus pulposus, the system comprising:

• a first plug configured to close an opening that passes through the annulus from an exterior surface of the annulus to an interior surface of the annulus, the first plug comprising a collapsible cage having a pair of opposing ends and a plurality of arms extending between the opposing ends and fixedly secured thereto, the collapsible cage configured to collapse and to expand to fill the opening in the annulus;
• and
• a second plug separate from the first plug and configured to close the opening, the second plug comprising a flowable plug material having an initial cylindrical shape with a central through-hole, the second plug being disposed within the opposing ends and the plurality of arms of the collapsible cage, the second plug emerging from the collapsible cage as it is collapsed,
• wherein each arm includes a spike disposed mid-way between the opposing ends on a top surface of the arm and each arm includes a notch disposed underneath the spike on a bottom surface the arm.