Method of securing a graft using a graft fixation device
US6364884B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/2846
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of affixing a graft to bone using a the combination of a graft fixation device and an insertion member. The fixation device is useful for affixing a tissue graft to a bone or other body surface. The graft fixation device comprises two implantation members connected by a connecting member. The implantation members have longitudinal passageways therethrough. The insertion device member similarly has a longitudinal passage.
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