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Suture anchor installation system with insertion tool

  • US 5,993,459 A
  • Filed: 10/22/1998
  • Issued: 11/30/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/04/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A suture installation system, comprising:

  • a) a suture anchor which includes an elongated setting pin at least partially mounted within a longitudinal bore of a socket and slidably movable between a distal first position wherein at least a portion of the setting pin is distal to the socket and a proximal second position, the socket having at least two proximally pointing legs which are radially expandable in response to movement of the setting pin to the proximal second position;

    b) a loading unit for retaining the suture anchor, the loading unit including a housing and a collet for releasably gripping the suture anchor, the collet being movably mounted within an axial bore in the housing; and

    c) a suture anchor inserter having a first elongated member for engaging the collet, and a second elongated member for releasably engaging the socket.

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