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US 2006/0149286 A1Published application
Bone anchor implantation device
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorKeith Hoffman
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Abstract
Bone anchor implantation devices and methods for their use are disclosed. The bone anchor implantation devices have an ergonometric and/or rotatable handle. The bone anchor implantation devices and methods find particular application for implanting a bone anchor for maintaining or improving urinary continence by suspending or stabilizing the bladder neck.
Claims18
A device for manually implanting a bone anchor into a bone, comprising:
- a handle including a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end comprising at least one finger indentation;
- a shaft including a first end and a second end, said first end being connected to said distal end of said handle;
- and
- a bone anchor-mount for releasably engaging said bone anchor, said bone anchor-mount being connected to said second end of said shaft and oriented toward said handle so that said bone anchor may be implanted into the bone by manually applying a retrograde force to said handle.
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A method for manually implanting a bone anchor into a bone, comprising the steps of:
- inserting into a body cavity a device comprising a handle including a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end comprising at least two finger indentations;
- a shaft including a first end and a second end, said first end being connected to said distal end of said handle;
- and a bone anchor-mount for releasably engaging said bone anchor,
- locating an implantation site for the bone anchor;
- rotating the handle relative to the shaft;
- and
- applying a retrograde force to said handle, thereby implanting the bone anchor.
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A method for manually implanting a bone anchor into a bone, comprising the steps of:
- inserting into a body cavity a device comprising a handle including a proximal end and a distal end;
- a shaft including a first end and a second end, said first end being connected to said distal end of said handle;
- and a bone anchor-mount for releasably engaging said bone anchor,
- locating an implantation site for the bone anchor;
- rotating the handle relative to the shaft;
- and
- applying a retrograde force to said handle, thereby implanting the bone anchor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.