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Transvaginal anchor implantation device

  • US 6,053,935 A
  • Filed: 11/08/1996
  • Issued: 04/25/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A device for manually implanting a bone anchor coupled to a suture into a bone, comprising:

  • a handle including a proximal end and a distal end;

    a shaft including a first end and a second end, said first end being connected to said distal end of said handle; and

    a bone anchor mount for releasably engaging said bone anchor coupled to a suture, said bone anchor mount connected to said second end of said shaft and oriented toward said handle so that said bone anchor coupled to a suture may be implanted into the bone by manually applying a retrograde force to said bone anchor coupled to a suture;

    wherein said bone anchor mount comprises;

    an outer cylinder;

    an inner cylinder rigidly connected to said outer cylinder and extending proximally therefrom; and

    a tapered bone anchor receptacle for releasably engaging the bone anchor, said bone anchor receptacle rigidly connected to said inner cylinder and extending proximally therefrom.

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