Patent ID: 8795293
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device for pushing an anchor through a bore in a bone, comprising: an elongated shaft having an axis, a proximal end and a distal end; an anchor carrying assembly disposed at the distal end of said elongated shaft, comprising an anchor fastener formed as a cavity extending longitudinally along the axis of said elongated shaft and a groove arranged on one side of said anchor fastener; and beginning at a distal end of said anchor carrying assembly; an anchor releasably engaged in said anchor fastener such that the anchor does not extend beyond the distal end of the anchor carrying assembly when received therein; threads attached to said anchor and positioned in said groove for retaining the anchor in the anchor fastener; a plunger disposed in said elongated shaft, having a proximal end and a distal end; wherein said plunger is movable relative to said elongated shaft; and wherein said plunger has a length that is substantially greater than a length of said elongated shaft such that when the plunger is moved within the elongated shaft, the distal end of the plunger extends outwardly beyond the distal end of the elongated shaft to push said anchor out of the distal end of said elongated shaft and into a bore in a bone.