Smith + Nephew

Alfred R Berube

Ben Kim Graf

Gary M McCarthy

Mark Edwin Housman

Bernard Joseph Bourque

John Stroncek

Steve Bowman

Wei Yang

The present disclosure relates to an interference screw having a body with a proximal end, distal end, and longitudinal axis extending between thereinbetween. The screw further includes threads for fixing the screw into bone. The screw further includes a through bore defined by the body. The through bore extends between the proximal and distal ends along the longitudinal axis, and has a surface. The screw further includes a controlling member formed by the through bore surface. To install the screw into bone, a surgeon turns the screw with a driver that engages with the controlling member. The driver only engages the controlling member when it is in a driving orientation with respect to the controlling member. Advantageously, with this 'one-way' engagement the surgeon can control and confirm the orientation of the driver without seeing the driver and/or screw.

Anchor having a controlled driver orientation

The present disclosure relates to a soft tissue graft anchor. The anchor includes a plurality of prongs, each prong including a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the prongs are coupled at their distal ends to form an inner cavity having an opening, at least one of the prongs including a fin, the fin extending perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the prong and including a pointed end. A tissue graft anchor assembly, a method for tissue repair, and instrumentation for use therewith are also disclosed.

Tissue graft anchor assembly and instrumentation for use therewith

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North Attleboro, MA, United States of America

Alfred R Berube