#$%^&*AU2017202516A120170504.pdf#####SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REPAIRING SOFT TISSUES USING NANOFIBER MATERIAL ABSTRACT An anchoring system (10) for securing soft tissue to bone, the anchoring system (10) comprising an implant (18) deliverable arthroscopically into a bone tunnel through an opening in an outer surface of a bone (14)； and a flexible insert (28) coupled to the implant (18), the flexible insert (28) being formed with a fiber material and including a distal portion (30) having a first width permitting the distal portion (30) to be received in the bone tunnel (16) along with the implant (18), the flexible insert (28) further including a proximal head portion (32) that is to reside outside the bone tunnel (16) sandwiched between the soft tissue and the bone (14) in the form of a flexible sheet for promoting a healing response between the soft tissue and the bone (14) when the implant (18) is received in the tunnel (16), the proximal head portion (32) having a second width that is wider than said first width.
