MENISCAL REPAIR DEVICES AND SYSTEMS

摘要

In another embodiment, a surgical system is provided that includes an implant having an open proximal end and having an external thread, and a driver including a distal portion configured to extend through the open proximal end of the implant to mate the implant to the driver. The driver is configured to rotate to drive the implant when mated thereto through tissue to move the implant from being located entirely within a first cavity on one side of a tissue to being located entirely within a second cavity on an opposite side of the tissue, and the driver is configured to be withdrawn from the implant to leave the implant entirely within the second cavity. The surgical system can have any number of variations. For example, the implant can have a pointed distal tip and can be non-cannulated. For another example, the implant can have an inner lumen extending therethrough such that the implant is cannulated, and the driver can have a pointed distal tip that is located distal to the implant when the implant is mated to the driver. For yet another example, the implant can have a suture mating feature in an intermediate portion thereof that is configured to mate to a suture, and the rotation of the driver can be configured to cause the implant to rotate related to the suture mated to the suture mating feature.The suture mating feature can include one of a soft coupling, a groove extending circumferentially around the implant, a plurality of sutures extending between proximal and distal rigid portions of the implant, a ring of material attaching together proximal and distal rigid portions of the implant and configured to flex radially inward in response to tension of the suture therearound, and a plurality of fabric strips extending between proximal and distal rigid portions of the implant. For another example, the surgical system can include a suture configured to couple to the implant and extend from the first cavity to the second cavity in response to the implant being moved to the second cavity. The surgical system can also include a second implant having the suture coupled thereto, and the rotation of the driver to drive the implant can not rotate the second implant.