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Bone anchor inserter with retractable shield

  • US 6,406,480 B1
  • Filed: 10/05/1999
  • Issued: 06/18/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A medical inserter device for installing a bone anchor with attached suture into a patient, comprising:

  • a handle, said handle being at a first end of said medical inserter device;

    a body, said body being attached to said handle, said body and said handle together forming a non-linear shape, an anchor housing located at a second end of said body, opposite to said first end, for holding a bone anchor during installation;

    a retractable shield proximate said anchor housing;

    a power source in communication with said anchor housing for providing power to install said bone anchor; and

    , a trigger in communication with said power source.

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