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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2018
Conmed Corporation, Utica, NY (US);
Grady Breslich, Bradenton, FL (US);
James Barber, Largo, FL (US);
Adrian Bosworth, Bradenton, FL (US);
Bennie W. Gladdish, Jr., Odessa, FL (US);
Peter Miller, Largo, FL (US);
John K. Sieh, Safety Harbor, FL (US);
CONMED CORPORATION, Utica, NY (US);
Abstract
A self-drilling suture inserter including a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis having a proximal end and a distal end, which is connected to a tubular portion. The inserter also includes an inserter tip, which is attached to and extends distally from the shaft. The inserter tip comprises a suture anchor retention slot extending therethrough. The inserter tip also comprises a distal end with a drilling point. The tubular portion can also include an outer tube having a first inner volume and a suture tube having a second inner volume. The suture tube extends within the first inner volume of the outer tube.