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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2009
Bryan Patrick Howard, Logan, UT (US);
Ryan E. Yearsley, Eagle, ID (US);
M. Todd Miller, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Wayne K. Auge, Ii, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Chad Lewis, Layton, UT (US);
Daniel F. Justin, Layton, UT (US);
M. Mary Sinnott, Logan, UT (US);
Bryan Patrick Howard, Logan, UT (US);
Ryan E. Yearsley, Eagle, ID (US);
M. Todd Miller, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Wayne K. Auge, II, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Chad Lewis, Layton, UT (US);
Daniel F. Justin, Layton, UT (US);
M. Mary Sinnott, Logan, UT (US);
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Abstract
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.