Patents Represented by Attorney Fleit Kain Gibbons Guttman Bongini & Bianco
  • Patent number: 7004959
    Abstract: An apparatus for use in positioning an anchor includes a tubular outer member and an inner or pusher member. During use of the apparatus, a slot facilitates visualization of the position of the anchor relative to body tissue. An anchor retainer may be provided at one end of the tubular outer member to grip the anchor and hold the anchor in place during assembly. The anchor retainer also holds the anchor during movement of the apparatus from an assembly location to an operating room or other location where the apparatus is to be used. Indicia may be provided on the inner member to indicate the position of the anchor relative to body tissue. The tubular outer member may be utilized to guide a drill during formation of an opening in body tissue and may be subsequently utilized to guide movement of an anchor into the opening in the body tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Bonutti IP, LLC
    Inventor: Peter M. Bonutti