Patent ID: 6053935
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A device for manually implanting a bone anchor coupled to a suture into a bone, comprising:a handle including a proximal end and a distal end;a shaft including a first end and a second end, said first end being connected to said distal end of said handle; anda bone anchor mount for releasably engaging said bone anchor coupled to a suture, said bone anchor mount connected to said second end of said shaft and oriented toward said handle so that said bone anchor coupled to a suture may be implanted into the bone by manually applying a retrograde force to said bone anchor coupled to a suture;wherein said bone anchor mount comprises:an outer cylinder;an inner cylinder rigidly connected to said outer cylinder and extending proximally therefrom; anda tapered bone anchor receptacle for releasably engaging the bone anchor, said bone anchor receptacle rigidly connected to said inner cylinder and extending proximally therefrom.