Patent ID: 11890002
Assignee: MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical system, comprising:
a handle;
an outer shaft extending distally from the handle and including an inner lumen;
an inner shaft extending distally from the handle, the inner shaft being positioned in the inner lumen of the outer shaft, a distal end of the inner shaft being positioned distal to an open distal end of the outer shaft, and the distal end of the inner shaft having a notch formed therein that is configured to seat a suture therein, the inner shaft including a pair of distal arms that define the notch therebetween, wherein the notch has an open distal end and a closed proximal end, the distal arms being configured to move radially outward from a resting configuration to an expanded configuration, the distal arms being biased to the resting configuration, and the distal arms being in the expanded configuration allows the suture to be released from the notch; a pliable member that is a separate and distinct member from the inner shaft and that extends along the open distal end of the notch so as to define an enclosed passage in cooperation; and an anchor configured to be implanted in bone, the anchor including an inner lumen, and the inner shaft being positioned in the inner lumen of the anchor;
wherein, with the distal end of the inner shaft positioned in a bone hole, the outer shaft is configured to translate longitudinally and distally relative to the inner shaft and thereby cause the anchor to translate longitudinally and distally into the bone hole.