Anchor Assembly Tools, Kits, and Methods

摘要

The technical description relates to anchor assembly tools, drivers kits, and methods useful in connecting a structure with another structure. An anchor assembly tool includes an outer member having a distal end configured to engage a head member and an inner member having a distal end configured to engage an anchor. A driver includes an outer member, an inner member, and a grasping member. A set screw driver includes an outer member and an inner member. An example kit includes an anchor assembly tool, an anchor, and a head member. A method of assembling an anchor assembly tool comprises releasably attaching a head member to the distal end of the outer member, releasably attaching an anchor to the distal end of the inner member, and advancing the inner member within the outer member such that the anchor is disposed within the head member.

主权项

1. An anchor assembly tool configured to engage a head member and an anchor, comprising:
an outer member having an elongate, tubular main body, a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis, and a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end, the distal end configured to be releasably attached to said head member; and an inner member having an elongate, tubular main body and an actuator, the main body having a proximal end and a distal end, the inner member movably disposed within the lumen of the outer member, the actuator capable of advancing the inner member within the outer member, the actuator disposed on the proximal end of the main body, the distal end configured to be releasably attached to said anchor; wherein the distal end of the outer member operates independently from the distal end of the inner member; and wherein activation of the actuator moves the inner member a predetermined distance relative to the longitudinal axis from a first configuration to a second configuration.