US 11,890,002 B2
Knotless anchor insertion
Ravi Patel, Providence, RI (US); Daniel Gamache, Dedham, MA (US); Brian H. Otrando, Raynham, MA (US); Timothy Reppert, Foster City, CA (US); Mark Shainwald, Raynham, MA (US); and Jordan Jacobs, Raynham, MA (US)
Assigned to Medos International Sarl, Le Locle (CH)
Filed by Medos International Sarl, LeLocle (CH)
Filed on Apr. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/241,296.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/017,009, filed on Apr. 29, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0338223 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/92 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01)
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)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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, and the distal end of the inner shaft having a notch formed therein that is configured to seat a suture therein, the inner shaft including a pair of distal arms that define the notch therebetween, wherein the notch has an open distal end and a closed proximal end, the distal arms being configured to move radially outward from a resting configuration to an expanded configuration, the distal arms being biased to the resting configuration, and the distal arms being in the expanded configuration allows the suture to be released from the notch; a pliable member that is a separate and distinct member from the inner shaft and that extends along the open distal end of the notch so as to define an enclosed passage in cooperation; 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, with the distal end of the inner shaft positioned in a bone hole, the outer shaft is configured to translate longitudinally and distally relative to the inner shaft and thereby cause the anchor to translate longitudinally and distally into the bone hole.
 
11. A surgical system, comprising:
an inserter tool comprising:
an outer shaft, and
an inner shaft, a distal end of the inner shaft having a suture retention channel formed therein, and the inner shaft being positioned in the outer shaft with the suture retention channel positioned distal to an open distal end of the outer shaft;
a suture seated in the suture retention channel; and
an anchor configured to be implanted in bone and having the inner shaft seated in a cannulated interior thereof, the anchor being configured to be pushed distally by the outer shaft moving axially and distally along a longitudinal axis of the inserter tool relative to the inner shaft and the suture;
wherein, after the axial movement of the outer shaft, the outer shaft and the inner shaft are configured to simultaneously move axially and proximally along the longitudinal axis of the inserter tool relative to the anchor and the suture and thereby automatically cause the suture to exit the suture retention channel;
a pliable member that is a separate and distinct member from the inner shaft, located at a distal end of the suture retention channel, wherein a first end of the pliable member is fixedly attached to the inserter tool, and a second end of the pliable member is configured to be freely movable relative to the inserter tool; and
the simultaneous movement of the outer shaft and the inner shaft is configured to cause the pliable member to automatically bend to allow the suture to exit the suture retention channel.