Soft tissue repair device and associated methods

A device for repairing tissue comprising:

• a first tubular anchor having a body extending between first and second open ends and a first bore passing through the first and second open ends;
• a second tubular anchor having a body extending first and second open ends and a second bore passing through the first and second open ends;
• an inserter having an open longitudinal channel and a deploying member received in and movable along the longitudinal channel, the deploying member having a movable projection, the inserter passing through the first and second bores and the deploying member movable along the open longitudinal channel between first and second positions,
• wherein in the first position, the projection of the deploying member is between and outside the first and second anchors and abuts the second end of the first anchor for pushing and expelling the first anchor from the inserter;
• and
• wherein in the second position the projection passes through the second bore and abuts the second end of the second anchor for pushing and expelling the second anchor from the inserter after the first anchor is expelled.

A device for repairing tissue comprising:

• a first tubular anchor having a body extending between first and second open ends and a D-shaped first bore passing through the first and second open ends;
• a second tubular anchor having a body extending first and second open ends and a D-shaped second bore passing through the first and second open ends;
• a flexible strand coupling the first and second tubular anchors;
• and
• an inserter having an open longitudinal channel and a deploying member received in and movable along the longitudinal channel, the deploying member having an elastically deformable projection, the inserter passing through the first and second bores and the deploying member movable along the open longitudinal channel between first and second positions;
• wherein in the first position, the projection of the deploying member is between and outside the first and second anchors and abuts the second end of the first anchor in a first configuration for pushing and expelling the first anchor from the inserter;
• and
• wherein in the second position the projection deforms and passes through the second bore in a second configuration, exits the second bore, and returns to the first configuration abutting the second end of the second anchor for pushing and expelling the second anchor from the inserter after the first anchor is expelled.