Patent ID: 6558393
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: A61B,A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
A surgical inserter for inserting through a drill formed in a bone and for screwing into a rear wall of the drill formed in the bone a surgical screw having a ring, through which ring a band of connective tissue being inserted, the surgical inserter comprising:(a) a head portion being formed with a ring acceptor for accepting the ring of the surgical screw; and (b) a neck portion being connected to, or integrally formed with, said head portion, said neck portion being formed with two longitudinal grooves extending from said head portion to a proximal end of said neck portion, said two longitudinal grooves being for accepting and protecting the band of connective tissue therein, so as to enable inserting the surgical screw and the band of connective tissue through the drill formed in the bone, and screwing the surgical screw into the rear wall of the drill formed in the bone with minimized damage to the band of connective tissue.