Anthroscopic joint repair

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a guide. The guide includes a handle and a shaft coupled to the handle, the shaft including a lip located at a distance from the longitudinal axis of the shaft and extending a distance from an end of the shaft. A method of tissue repair is also disclosed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A guide comprising:
 a handle; and   a shaft coupled to the handle, the shaft including a lip located at a distance from the longitudinal axis of the shaft and extending a distance from an end of the shaft.   
     
     
         2 . The guide of  claim 1  wherein the shaft includes a proximal end and a distal end, the handle coupled to the proximal end. 
     
     
         3 . The guide of  claim 2  wherein the lip extends from the distal end of the shaft. 
     
     
         4 . The guide of  claim 1  wherein the shaft and the handle are cannulated. 
     
     
         5 . The guide of  claim 1  wherein the distance the lip is located from the longitudinal axis of the shaft is about 1 mm to about 5 mm. 
     
     
         6 . The guide of  claim 1  wherein the distance the lip extends from the end of the shaft is about 13 mm to about 25 mm. 
     
     
         7 . The guide of  claim 1  wherein the guide further includes a slidable tube. 
     
     
         8 . The guide of  claim 7  wherein the tube is located within a cannulation of the shaft. 
     
     
         9 . The guide of  claim 7  wherein the tube is configured to extend from an end of the shaft. 
     
     
         10 . The guide of  claim 1  wherein the guide further includes a movable jaw. 
     
     
         11 . The guide of  claim 10  wherein the movable jaw is located at an end of the shaft. 
     
     
         12 . The guide of  claim 10  wherein the movable jaw includes teeth. 
     
     
         13 . The guide of  claim 1  wherein the guide further comprises an arthroscope.