Methods and devices for suture anchor delivery
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1. A method for impacting a suture anchor into bone, said method comprising:
- providing an implantable suture anchor;
providing an impactor device for impacting the suture anchor into the bone, the impactor device having a movable impactor element, wherein the suture anchor is coupled to a distal portion of the impactor device;
positioning the suture anchor into engagement with the bone at an implantation site;
powering the impactor device to move the impactor element relative to the suture anchor in a plurality of cycles such that the impactor element impacts the suture anchor during each cycle thereby implanting the suture anchor into the bone;
decoupling the impactor device from the suture anchor; and
removing the impactor device from the implantation site.
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Abstract
A method for impacting a suture anchor into bone comprises providing an implantable suture anchor and providing an impactor device for impacting the suture anchor into the bone. The suture anchor is coupled to a distal portion of the impactor device. Positioning the suture anchor engages the anchor with the bone at an implantation site, and powering the impactor device impacts the suture anchor thereby implanting the suture anchor into the bone. The frequency of impaction is less than 20 KHz. The impactor device is then decoupled from the suture anchor, and the impactor device may be removed from the implantation site.
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1. A method for impacting a suture anchor into bone, said method comprising:
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providing an implantable suture anchor; providing an impactor device for impacting the suture anchor into the bone, the impactor device having a movable impactor element, wherein the suture anchor is coupled to a distal portion of the impactor device; positioning the suture anchor into engagement with the bone at an implantation site; powering the impactor device to move the impactor element relative to the suture anchor in a plurality of cycles such that the impactor element impacts the suture anchor during each cycle thereby implanting the suture anchor into the bone; decoupling the impactor device from the suture anchor; and removing the impactor device from the implantation site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for impacting a suture anchor into bone, said method comprising:
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providing an implantable suture anchor having a plurality of fingers extending therefrom; providing an impactor device for impacting the suture anchor into the bone, wherein the suture anchor is coupled to a distal portion of the impactor device; positioning the suture anchor into engagement with the bone at an implantation site; impacting the suture anchor into the bone; capturing tissue between the plurality of fingers and the bone; decoupling the impactor device from the suture anchor; and removing the impactor device from the implantation site. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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