CPC A61B 17/068 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0642 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/0682 (2013.01); A61B 17/072 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A delivery system for delivering an anchor member to a bone of a patient the system comprising:
a bone punch including an elongate shaft, a head at a proximal end of the elongate shaft, and a piercing tip at a distal end of the elongate shaft, wherein the piercing tip is configured to be driven into the bone, wherein a distal end of the piercing tip includes an enlarged region having a diameter;
an anchor member surrounding a proximal portion of the piercing tip extending proximal of the enlarged region with the enlarged region of the piercing tip extending distal of the anchor member;
wherein the anchor member is configured to penetrate the bone of the patient in cooperation with the piercing tip;
wherein the diameter of the enlarged region is greater than a diameter of the proximal portion of the piercing tip that the anchor member surrounds.
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