Paragraph Number

9

The inserter may include a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the shaft operable to engage the proximal member at the distal end of the shaft, the shaft coupled to a tensioner may include: a carriage having a suture grip member that removably secures a portion of the suture to the carriage, the carriage having first threads; a puller connected to the shaft near the proximal end of the shaft, the puller having second threads that engage the first threads; where the shaft, carriage, and puller are coaxial with the longitudinal axis and include an inserter longitudinal passageway in communication with the longitudinal passageway of the anchor body. The proximal member may include external helical threads configured to engage internal helical threads of the shaft.

Added by DJM 9 2021