Devices, systems, and methods are provided for managing suture filament duringa tissuerepair procedure. One exemplary embodiment of an anchor insertion toolincludes a handle, anelongate shaft extending distally from the handle, and a ring disposed aroundthe elongate shaft.The ring can be configured to slide along a length of the shaft, and can beconfigured to engage afilament extending from an anchor removably coupled to the shaft's distal endduring a sutureanchor insertion procedure. In some embodiments, the ring can include one ormore slots forreceiving a filament and maintaining a tension applied to the filament. Thering can also includefeatures that prevent it from rotating with respect to the shaft, such as aboss formed on a ring'scentral opening that engages a slot formed in the shaft. Other devices,systems, and methods forsuture anchor insertion are also provided.
