Patent ID: 10792053

Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a surgical press for setting a surgical device into bone. The surgical press system includes an elongated shaft having a distal portion and a proximal portion. The shaft is configured for insertion into a guide. The surgical press system includes threads extending along an axial portion of the distal end of the shaft. The threads are configured to pull the shaft into bone as the shaft rotates. The surgical press system includes a press element associated with a proximal portion of the shaft such that as the shaft is rotated, the threads pull the shaft into the bone causing the press element to press the surgical device into the bone. The surgical press system includes a collection region located in the distal portion of the shaft and configured to receive bone material removed from the bone due to advancement of the shaft. The surgical press system includes a locating element configured to position the surgical device in a predetermined orientation with respect to the shaft as the press element presses the surgical device into the bone.