ADAPTER ATTACHABLE TO A SHAFT OF AN ANCHOR DELIVERY TOOL

摘要

A surgical system configured to place an anchor in tissue includes an anchor delivery tool having a shaft and an adapter attachable to the shaft. The shaft provides a bore and a length that are sized to retain a plurality of stacked anchors inside of the shaft. A rotatable anchor ejector located inside of the bore of the shaft. The adapter has an segment that is sized to be frictionally fit to an outside diameter of the shaft and a flange that is connected to the segment. When the adapter is attached to the shaft, the flange extends distally beyond a distal end of the shaft.

主权项

1. A surgical system configured to place an anchor in tissue, the system comprising:
an anchor delivery tool having a shaft with a wall of the shaft providing a bore that is sized to retain an anchor inside of the shaft, and a rotatable anchor ejector located in the bore of the shaft; and an adapter attachable to the shaft, the adapter including a segment that is sized to be frictionally fit to an outside surface of the shaft and a flange that is connected to the segment; wherein, when the adapter is attached to the shaft: the flange has an inside flange diameter that is equal to or larger than a diameter of the bore and less than a diameter of the outside surface of the shaft to configure the flange to allow the anchor inside of the shaft to exit the bore; and the flange contacts the wall and extends distally beyond a distal end of the shaft.