Patent ID: 11877738
Assignee: MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical system, comprising:
an elongate shaft, a distal tip of the elongate shaft being configured to be inserted into a bone to initiate formation of a hole in the bone, and the elongate shaft having a suture retaining feature formed therein that extends proximally from an opening formed through a side of the elongate shaft;
an implantable member having a shape that tapers in a distal direction, the elongate shaft being positioned in an inner lumen of the implantable member, and the implantable member being configured to be advanced distally into the hole initiated by the distal tip of the elongate shaft and widen the hole as the implantable member is being advanced into the hole; and
an implantable anchor configured to be advanced distally into the hole widened by the implantable member, the elongate shaft being positioned in an inner lumen of the implantable anchor, and the distal advancement of the implantable anchor being relative to the implantable member.