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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1996
Ronald J Thompson, Ft. Thomas, KY (US);
William Mers Kelly, Xenia, OH (US);
Medworks Corporation, Louisville, KY (US);
Abstract
An anchor-insertion tool for securing an anchor having a suture extending therefrom to a structure within a patient's body is provided. The anchor-insertion tool comprises an elongate shaft having distal and proximal ends, an anchor-receiving tip at the distal end, at least one groove extending from the tip at least partially along the length of the shaft, and at least one depression extending about the circumference of the shaft and intersecting the groove. A loaded anchor-insertion tool is provided, along with a surgical method for employing the anchor-insertion tool. A surgical template and suture retriever are also provided.