Bone anchor inserter, method for loading same, method for holding and delivering a bone anchor, and method for inserting a bone anchor in a bone

摘要

A bone anchor inserter for insertion of a bone anchor into a bore in a bone, the inserter comprising a handle having a grip portion, an actuator member mounted on the handle, a sleeve fixed in the handle and extending therefrom, and a shaft fixed at one end to the actuator member and slidably movable in the sleeve. The sleeve is provided with an opening in a side wall thereof proximate, but spaced from, a free end of the sleeve. The opening facilitates loading a bone anchor therethrough and into the sleeve between a free end of the sleeve and a distal end of the shaft. The invention further contemplates a method for loading a bone anchor inserter, a method for holding and delivering a bone anchor, and a method for inserting a bone anchor in a bore in a bone.