CPC A61B 17/0401 (2013.01) [A61B 17/17 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0496 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
1. An anchor inserter, comprising:
a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis having a proximal end and a distal end;
an inserter tip attached to and extending distally from the shaft;
a suture anchor retention slot extending through the inserter tip, the suture anchor retention slot having a pair of opposing inner walls; and
a drilling point at a distal end of the inserter tip, and
an anchor deployment passage extending from the suture anchor retention slot to an exterior distal surface of the inserter tip, the anchor deployment passage having:
a pair of opposing drill faces,
wherein the opposing drill faces are spaced closer together than the opposing inner walls of the suture anchor retention slot.
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