Patent ID: 6689154
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An insertion device adapted to minimize rotation of a wedge-type suture anchor with respect to the insertion device and to implant the wedge-type suture anchor within a bore in a bone, said device comprising:a rigid shaft having opposed ends; and a tip on one end of said shaft, said tip being comprised of a shape memory material and having a proximal end operably engaged with the shaft and a distal end configured to be engaged with a non-circular inserter bore defined by the wedge-type suture anchor, the distal end of the tip having a non-circular cross-section corresponding to the non-circular cross-section of the inserter bore so as to minimize rotation of the wedge-type suture anchor about the axis of the tip when the distal end of the tip is engaged with the inserter bore.