Howmedica Osteonics Corporation

Daniel F Justin

Hyun W Bae

Dylan M Hushka

Wayne K Auge, Ii

Chad Wayne Lewis

M Todd Miller

Bryan Patrick Howard

M Mary Sinnott

Matthew C Summitt

Rick B Delamarter

Douglas M Lorang

Joshua A Butters

Ryan E Yearsley

Margaret Mary Sinnott

Daniel J Triplett

Jason M Glad

Ephraim Akyuz

Andrew R Fauth

Joseph A Fritz

Nickolas Slater

An apparatus for inserting a suture anchor into an internal anatomical site through a cannula, or percutaneously, has a curved hollow guide for insertion into the cannula and/or tissue. The guide has a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end has a 'parabolic' shape for engaging the intended anatomical site such as a glenoid. A flexible obturator is insertable through the curved guide from the proximal end to the distal end to facilitate insertion of the guide through the cannula. A flexible drill is insertable through the curved guide from the proximal to the distal end once the guide is in place. A flexible inserter is provided for inserting a suture anchor into a bore at the anatomical site formed by the flexible drill.

Suture anchor implantation instrumentation system

A system for implanting an anchor into bone, the system comprising a curved cannulated guide for percautaneous insertion, having a proximal end and a distal end; a flexible drill insertable through the curved guide from the proximal end to the distal end, the flexible drill having a shaft having a flexible portion; and a flexible inserter for inserting a suture anchor into a bore at the anatomical site formed by the flexible drill, the flexible inserter having a shaft having a flexible portion, wherein the flexible portions of both the flexible drill and flexible inserter include a series of discrete, interlocking segments.

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Layton, UT, United States of America

Daniel F Justin