摘要：

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device, system and method for managing a suture filament during a tissue repair procedure.SOLUTION: One exemplary embodiment of an anchor insertion tool includes a handle, an elongate shaft extending distally from the handle, and a ring disposed around the elongate shaft. The ring can be configured to slide along a length of the shaft, and can be configured to engage a filament extending from an anchor removably coupled to the shaft's distal end during a suture anchor insertion procedure. In some embodiments, the ring can include one or more slots for receiving a filament and maintaining a tension applied to the filament. The ring can also include features that prevent the ring from rotating with respect to the shaft, such as a boss formed on the ring's central opening that engages a slot formed in the shaft. Other device, system and method for suture anchor insertion are also provided.

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