Patent ID: 7104999

Claim:
An inserter for multiple surgical anchors, comprising first receiving means for receiving one of the surgical anchors, said first receiving means including a first cannulated sleeve which is sized and shaped so as to receive said one surgical anchor therein; first ejecting means for ejecting said one surgical anchor from said first receiving means, said first ejecting means including a first cannulated pin, said first cannulated sleeve being mounted on said first cannulated pin for reciprocating movement relative thereto; second receiving means for receiving another of the surgical anchors, said second receiving means including a second cannulated sleeve which is sized and shaped so as to receive said another surgical anchor therein; second ejecting means for ejecting said another surgical anchor from said second receiving means, said second ejecting means including a second cannulated pin, said second cannulated sleeve being mounted on said second cannulated pin for reciprocating movement relative thereto; and actuating means for simultaneously actuating said first and second ejecting means, whereby said one surgical anchor is ejected from said first receiving means while said another surgical anchor is being ejected from said second receiving means.