Non-linear anchor inserter device and bone anchors
First Claim
1. A medical device for installing a bone anchor into a patient, comprising:
- a handle, said handle being located at the proximal end of said medical device;
a rigid body, said body having a first end and a second end, said body being attached to said handle at said first end;
an anchor housing, said anchor housing being located at said second end of said body and at the distal end of said medical device, said anchor housing having means for holding a bone anchor having a leading tip; and
,a power means in communication with said anchor housing for providing driving power to the bone anchor;
whereinsaid body and said handle together form a non-linear shape such that the center of said anchor housing is aligned with said handle.
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Abstract
A novel medical stapler and screw inserter device is disclosed herein wherein the medical instrument is formed in a non-linear or "C" or "V" shaped conformation. The non-linear shape allows the physician to accomplish a per vaginal anchor or screw insertion into a patient'"'"'s pubic bone, while locating the triggering hand outside of the vagina of the patient and employing a pulling force on the inserter/stapler, against the pubic bone of the patient. In addition, the weight of a patient'"'"'s body may be used to counterweight the recoil effect to minimize stapler recoil during ejection of a staple from the stapler into a patient. Novel bone anchor screws and a related bone screw driver and a method of inserting it into the pubic bone through the vagina are also described for per vaginal bladder neck suspension procedures.
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79 Claims
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1. A medical device for installing a bone anchor into a patient, comprising:
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a handle, said handle being located at the proximal end of said medical device; a rigid body, said body having a first end and a second end, said body being attached to said handle at said first end; an anchor housing, said anchor housing being located at said second end of said body and at the distal end of said medical device, said anchor housing having means for holding a bone anchor having a leading tip; and
,a power means in communication with said anchor housing for providing driving power to the bone anchor;
whereinsaid body and said handle together form a non-linear shape such that the center of said anchor housing is aligned with said handle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for pervaginal bone screw insertion, comprising:
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a bone screw; and
,a non-linear screw inserter means for inserting said bone screw into a patient'"'"'s bone, said inserter means comprising a first end having a handle and a second end having a retractable shield having sharp tips, said bone screw being held at said second end with said retractable shield protecting said bone screw, wherein pulling of said handle when said inserter means is positioned against the patient'"'"'s anatomy retracts said retractable shield and reveals said sharp tips, said sharp tips being used to hold the soft tissue of a patient surrounding said screw and preventing the soft tissue from rotation during the screwing of said bone screw through the soft tissue and into the bone. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A screw-type anchor inserter comprising:
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a) a handle; b) a rigid body connected to said handle, said body having a first end and a second end, said body being connected to said handle at said first end; c) a screw-holding adapter means secured to said body at said second end, said body and said handle together forming a non-linear shape such that said second end is substantially parallel to said handle; and
,d) a power drive means connected to said screw-holding adapter means for providing rotational torque to said screw-holding adapter means. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A medical bone anchor inserter comprising:
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a) a handle; b) a rigid body having a first end and a second end, said body being connected to said handle at said first end; c) a staple-holding head secured to said body for holding a staple having a leading tip, said stable-holding head being secured at said second end, said handle and body forming a non-linear shape such that said handle is substantially parallel to said second end; and
,d) a power drive means in said body for providing driving force to said staple holding head. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A medical device for installing a bone anchor into a patient, comprising:
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a) a handle; b) a body, said body having a first end and a second end, said body being attached to said handle at said first end, said body and said handle together forming a non-linear shape; (c) an anchor housing, said anchor housing being located at said second end of said body, said anchor housing having means for holding a bone anchor having a leading tip; and
,d) a retractable shield for protecting the leading tip of the bone anchor held in said anchor housing. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A medical device for installing a bone anchor into a patient, comprising:
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a) a handle, said handle being located at the proximal end of said medical device; b) a rigid body, said body having a first end and a second end, said body being attached to said handle at said first end; c) an anchor housing, said anchor housing being located at said second end of said body and at the distal end of said medical device, said anchor housing having means for holding a bone anchor having a leading tip; and
,d) wherein said body and said handle together form a non-linear shape such that said handle is substantially parallel to said second end. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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