Patent ID: 11864750
Assignee: MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. 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;
a pliable member having a first state in which the pliable member cooperates with the distal end of the inner shaft to define an enclosed passage that is configured to seat a suture therethrough; 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 the pliable member in the first state is configured to bend to open the enclosed passage; and
wherein, with the pliable member in the first state, the outer shaft is configured to translate relative to the inner shaft and thereby cause the anchor to translate distally into a bone hole and thereafter the outer shaft and the inner shaft are configured to longitudinally and proximally translate relative to the anchor and removed from the bone, the longitudinal and proximal translation of the outer shaft and the inner shaft being configured to cause the pliable member to bend and the enclosed passage to be opened.