Anchor delivery system
US11202643B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 22, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/0414
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An anchor delivery system includes both a straight and curved drill guide along with a flexible drill, a flexible obturator and a flexible anchor inserter. The curved drill guide has a distal tip with approximately a 15° bend from the primary axis of the drill guide. Both the drill and the obturator have a reduced diameter section to improve flexibility during passage through the curved drill guide. Additionally, a surface of the inserter shaft has a laser cut pattern which permits flexing of the inserter around the inner diameter of the curved drill guide.
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