Patent ID: 7722623
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical system, comprising: a receiving member implantable in a patient, said receiving member including at least one receptacle; an instrument including a handle member, a drive shaft engaged with and extending distally from said handle member along a longitudinal axis, said drive shaft being rotatable with said handle member, and a housing member coupled with said handle member and extending longitudinally about said drive shaft, said handle member being rotatable relative to said housing member and further comprising a compressible biasing member and a slide member positioned about said drive shaft; and a plurality of implants positioned along said drive shaft, wherein said drive shaft extends through said plurality of implants and said plurality of implants are movable along said drive shaft toward a distal end of said drive shaft, at least one of said implants being engageable in said receptacle of said receiving member when delivered from a distal end of said drive shaft through a distal end opening of said housing member as said handle member and said drive shaft are rotated relative to said housing member.