CONMED Corporation
DRIVER FOR ARTHROSCOPIC IMPLANT

Abstract:

A driver for a medical implant having a shaft with a longitudinal throughbore, a slot formed in the distal end of the shaft, and a rod moveable longitudinally within the shaft to selectively interlock the shaft with a medical implant or to release the medical implant once it is positioned in place during a medical operation. A pair of opposing ribs may extend circumferentially about the distal end of the shaft to assist with interlocking to the medical implant. The shaft of the driver expands radially when the rod is moved to the advanced position to interlock to the medical implant, and contracts radially when the rod is moved to the retracted position to release the medical implant. The shaft may include knurling to assist with engagement to the medical implant.