Multispan cinchable loops for knotless spanning of tissue between anchor points and tools for using the same

A method of securing one or more anchors within a patient, the method comprising:

• passing a first anchor through a first incision into a body of a patient to a first location that is beyond the first incision;
• passing a second anchor through the first incision or through a second incision into the body of the patient to a second location that is beyond the first incision or the second incision, wherein:
• the first anchor has a first cinchable loop of a suture construct coupled thereto, and
• the second anchor has a second cinchable loop of suture construct coupled thereto;
• setting the first anchor at the first location to prevent the first anchor from dislodging back through the first incision;
• setting the second anchor at the second location to prevent the second anchor from dislodging back through either the first incision or the second incision.

A method of approximating tissue to bone, the method comprising:

• inserting a plurality of anchors into one of a soft tissue or bone within a body of a patient, the plurality of anchors having a multi-loop tensionable suture construct spanning between them such that each of the plurality of anchors is disposed on a cinching loop;
• advancing a first anchor of the plurality of anchors to a first location beyond the soft tissue or bone through which the first anchor was inserted;
• advancing a second anchor of the plurality of anchors to a second location beyond the soft tissue or bone through which the second anchor was inserted;
• actuating the first anchor of the plurality of anchors at the first location from an initial configuration having an initial length, an initial width, and an initial diameter to a locked configuration having a locked length, a locked width, and a locked diameter, with each of the locked length, locked width, and locked diameter being larger than each of the initial length, initial width, and initial diameter, and
• actuating the second anchor of the plurality of anchors at the second location from an initial configuration having an initial length, an initial width, and an initial diameter to a locked configuration having a locked length, a locked width, and a locked diameter, with each of the locked length, locked width, and locked diameter being larger than each of the initial length, initial width, and initial diameter.