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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
May. 10, 2016
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Rhett A. Rapier, Trimbach, CH;
Simon M. Bosshard, Bern, CH;
This Aebi, Grenchen, CH;
Darko Selkic, Grenchen, CH;
Mario Wyss, Egerkingen, CH;
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
An insertion tool for deploying a flip anchor cable, including: a mechanism having a safety button and a slider, wherein the mechanism is configured to apply a clamping force on a portion of the flip anchor cable when the mechanism is in a first position; an inner tube having a proximal end connected to the mechanism configured to house a second portion of the flip anchor cable; a handle including a safety button opening and a slider opening, wherein the handle is configured to enclose a portion of the mechanism; and an outer tube having a proximal end connected to the handle configured to receive the inner tube; wherein the mechanism is configured to decrease the clamping force on the flip anchor cable when the mechanism is in a second position and to deploy a flip anchor of the flip anchor cable in the second position.