Patent ID: 11903593
Assignee: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of delivering an anchor to a repair site, the method comprising:
passing an obturator through a passage of a guide comprising a curve, the obturator including a shaft having a flexible portion, a diameter of the flexible portion selected to allow bending of the obturator so as to pass through the curve of the guide;
passing the obturator and the guide over a guide wire implanted in a bone;
placing the tip of the guide against the bone to stabilize the guide;
removing the obturator from the passage of the guide;
inserting a drill through the passage of the guide to drill a hole in the bone, the drill including a shank having a flexible portion, a diameter of the flexible portion selected to allow bending of the drill so as to pass through the curve of the guide;
removing the drill from the passage of the guide;
passing an anchor coupled to an anchor delivery tool through the passage of the guide, the anchor delivery tool including an elongate member having a flexible portion, a surface of the flexible portion comprising a plurality of cuts permitting flexing of the anchor delivery tool about the cuts so as to pass through the curve of the guide; and
inserting the anchor into the hole in the bone.