US 11,980,357 B2
Multi-piece anchor inserter
Mehmet Z. Sengun, Raynham, MA (US); Joseph Hernandez, Sandwich, MA (US); and Gerome Miller, Randolph, MA (US)
Assigned to Medos International Sarl, Le Locle (CH)
Filed by Medos International Sarl, Le Locle (CH)
Filed on May 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/324,721.
Application 14/926,652 is a division of application No. 13/728,181, filed on Dec. 27, 2012, granted, now 9,198,650, issued on Dec. 1, 2015.
Application 17/324,721 is a continuation of application No. 16/022,289, filed on Jun. 28, 2018, granted, now 11,013,505.
Application 16/022,289 is a continuation of application No. 14/926,652, filed on Oct. 29, 2015, granted, now 10,034,664, issued on Jul. 31, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0267586 A1, Sep. 2, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0401 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0403 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0412 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An inserter tool comprising:
a handle having an elongate shaft extending distally therefrom; and
a tip portion having a proximal end configured to removably mate to a distal end of the elongate shaft, and a distal end configured to removably mate to a suture anchor, the distal end of the tip portion including a reduced diameter portion that is configured to be inserted into the suture anchor, the tip portion including a groove extending longitudinally from the distal end of the tip portion, and the groove being partially enclosed by a shoulder that is configured to abut against a proximal end of the suture anchor with the reduced diameter portion inserted into an inner lumen of the suture anchor, wherein the proximal end of the tip portion and the distal end of the elongate shaft include complementary male and female mating elements configured to mate the tip portion to the elongate shaft.