Soft tissue graft fixation device and method
US6264694A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 11, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/0882
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An auxiliary graft fixation device for use with an interference screw to secure soft tissue ligament grafts within a bone tunnel. The device is in the form of a spherical member having a throughbore which enables it to be tied to the end of a soft tissue graft. The device enables it to be pulled into the bone tunnel with the soft tissue ligament graft while enabling the graft to be secured within the bone tunnel by an interference screw and preventing the graft from sliding past the interference screw and out of the tunnel.
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