Tack device with shield
View Patent ↗A slotted shield for a surgical tack, including a body adapted to engage a tack head. The shield has at least one slot having a width, defined by the body. Optionally, the shield is mounted on a tack head on which said shield is mounted.
1. A sling mounting implement adapted for mounting a sling on a tack, comprising:
a body having a longitudinal axis and proximal and distal ends;
an aperture defined by said body formed at said distal end said aperture receiving a tip of said tack;
a radially projecting finger guard extending circumferentially about said longituinal axis, said radially projecting finger guard having structure adapted to protect fingers of a user; and
a handle located along the longitudinal axis of said body at said proximal end.
2. An implement according to claim 1 , wherein said aperture is sized so that the tip of said tack can be retracted after the tip penetrates a sling.
3. An implement according to claim 1 , wherein said aperture is sized so that the tip of said tack cannot be removed from said aperture, without damaging the implement.
4. An implement according to claim 1 further comprising a split line located along the longitudinal axis of said body.
5. The implement of claim 4 further comprising a sling received by said slot.
6. The implement of claim 4 wherein said sting mounting iniplement, said tack and said sling are packaged in kit.
7. The implement of claim 1 wherein the distal end of said body includes a tacky substance.
8. The implement of claim 1 further comprising a slot in said body adjacent to said aperture, said slot sized for holding a sling while it is being transfixed on said tack.