CPC A61B 17/0401 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0441 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0446 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A surgical system, comprising:
a handle;
an outer shaft extending distally from the handle and including an inner lumen;
an inner shaft extending distally from the handle, the inner shaft being positioned in the inner lumen of the outer shaft, a distal end of the inner shaft being positioned distal to an open distal end of the outer shaft;
a pliable member having a first state in which the pliable member cooperates with the distal end of the inner shaft to define an enclosed passage that is configured to seat a suture therethrough; and
an anchor configured to be implanted in bone, the anchor including an inner lumen, and the inner shaft being positioned in the inner lumen of the anchor;
wherein the outer shaft is configured to translate relative to the inner shaft and thereby cause the anchor to translate distally into a bone hole;
the inner shaft includes a pair of opposed distal arms that define left and right sides of the enclosed passage; and
wherein the pliable member in the first state is configured to bend relative to the distal arms to open the enclosed passage.
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