Self-drilling anchor inserter
AssigneeConmed Corporation
InventorsGrady Breslich, Peter Miller, James M. Barber, Bennie Wayne Gladdish, Jr.
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Abstract
An anchor inserter including an inserter tube extending along a longitudinal axis having a proximal inserter end and a distal inserter end. The inserter also includes an inserter tip attached to and extending distally from the distal inserter end. The inserter tip has a proximal tip end and a distal tip end with a suture anchor retention slot extending through the distal tip end. The inserter has one or more cutting edges extending at least a partially along an outer perimeter edge of the distal tip end. The distal tip end has a first arm and a second arm. The first arm is substantially straight and the second arm is curved.
Claims20
An anchor inserter, comprising:
- an inserter tube extending along a longitudinal axis having a proximal inserter end and a distal inserter end;
- an inserter tip attached to and extending distally from the distal inserter end, the inserter tip having a proximal tip end and a distal tip end;
- a suture anchor retention slot extending through the distal tip end;
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- one or more cutting edges extending at least a partially along an outer perimeter edge of the distal tip end.
An anchor inserter, comprising
- a cannulated inserter tube extending along a longitudinal axis having a proximal inserter end and distal inserter end;
- a cannulated suture tube extending through the cannulated inserter tube, the cannulated suture tube having a proximal suture tube and a distal suture tube end;
- an inserter tip attached to and extending distally from the distal inserter end, the inserter tip having a proximal tip end and a distal tip end;
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- one or more features on the proximal tip end removably connected to one or more features on the distal inserter end.
An anchor inserter system, comprising:
- a cannulated inserter tube extending along a longitudinal axis having a proximal inserter end and distal inserter end;
- a cannulated suture tube extending through the cannulated inserter tube, the cannulated suture tube having a proximal suture tube end and a distal suture tube end;
- an inserter tip attached to and extending distally from the distal inserter end;
- a suture anchor retention slot extending through the inserter tip;
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- an anchor with a length of suture positioned therethrough extending through the suture anchor retention slot, such that the length of suture extends proximally along the inserter tip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.