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Anchor and anchor installation tool and method

  • US 5,690,649 A
  • Filed: 12/05/1995
  • Issued: 11/25/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/05/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Apparatus for inserting an anchor into a bore in a medium, the anchor being adapted to engage the walls of the bore for securing the anchor into the medium, the apparatus comprising:

  • a first manually graspable member having a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal axis, the distal end being adapted to releasably receive an anchor, said manually graspable member having a central opening therethrough, the proximal end of the manually graspable member having a pivotable handle extending therefrom;

    a second member movable longitudinally in the central opening attached to said pivotable handle and to said anchor;

    a release member releasably coupling said anchor to said second member;

    said pivotable handle being pivotable with respect to said first member about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the first member and exerting a force longitudinally on said second member as said handle pivots to move said second member longitudinally in said first member and exert a force on said anchor connected thereto to deform said anchor to cause said anchor to engage the walls of the medium thereby to secure the anchor in the medium;

    said longitudinal force exerted on said second member as said handle pivots further acting on said release member to separate said anchor from said second member after said anchor has deformed to engage the walls of the bore.

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