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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2007
Marc Joseph Philippon, Vail, CO (US);
Kevin Murphy, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Rebecca A. Blough, Cumberland, RI (US);
Paul Alexander Torrie, Marblehead, MA (US);
Paul A. Puniello, Bristol, RI (US);
Paul S. Vincuilla, Bellingham, MA (US);
Paul Mccabe, Mansfield, MA (US);
Gary R. Vario, Warwick, RI (US);
Michael C. Ferragamo, Foster, RI (US);
Justin Dye, Mansfield, MA (US);
John M. Lipchitz, Billerica, MA (US);
Marc Joseph Philippon, Vail, CO (US);
Kevin Murphy, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Rebecca A. Blough, Cumberland, RI (US);
Paul Alexander Torrie, Marblehead, MA (US);
Paul A. Puniello, Bristol, RI (US);
Paul S. Vincuilla, Bellingham, MA (US);
Paul McCabe, Mansfield, MA (US);
Gary R. Vario, Warwick, RI (US);
Michael C. Ferragamo, Foster, RI (US);
Justin Dye, Mansfield, MA (US);
John M. Lipchitz, Billerica, MA (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an anchor delivery system. The system includes a guide and an anchor delivery tool disposed within the guide. The tool includes a shaft and a handle coupled to a proximal portion of the shaft. The handle includes a hub and a nose cone coupled to the hub. In an embodiment, the tool further includes a knob coupled to the hub and located between the handle and the nose cone. In an embodiment, the system further includes an anchor, such as a suture anchor, coupled to a distal portion of the shaft. An anchor delivery tool and a method of repairing soft tissue are also disclosed.