Patent ID: 9579188
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A method comprising: removing a driver from a body of an interference screw inserted into bone, the body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal end and distal end, the body defining a through bore extending between the proximal end and distal end along the longitudinal axis, the through bore having a surface; engaging a controlling member formed by the surface of the through bore with the driver, the controlling member being engaged by the driver when the driver is in a driving orientation with respect to the controlling member and not being engaged by the driver when the driver is in an orientation different than the driving orientation; confirming the orientation of the driver in the body of the interference screw based on the engagement of the controlling member with the driver; and rotating the driver within the through bore with respect to the controlling member, about the longitudinal axis of the body, until the driver engages the controlling member.