Patent ID: 7331263
Filing Date: 2008-02-19
Classification: A61B,B25B

Abstract:
1. A surgical device to drive a medical fastener within a patient comprising: an elongated shaft including a proximal end and a distal end; and a tip at the distal end sized to engage the fastener, the tip including a distal edge; the shaft being substantially straight when no torque is applied to the shaft with a reference line extending longitudinally along the shaft when the shaft is substantially straight, the distal edge being substantially perpendicular to the reference line; the shaft including a curved shape extending along the entire length thereof when a predetermined amount of torque is applied with the distal edge being positioned at a non-perpendicular angle relative to the reference line; the tip constructed of a deformable material that deforms from a first shape to a second shape when a specified amount of torque is applied to the shaft.