Graft fixation device
US7214232B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/2846
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A graft fixation device combination. The device is useful for affixing a tissue graft to a bone or other body surface. The fixation device has two implantation members connected by a graft retention member. The retention member optionally has at least one lateral wing member extending therefrom. The implantation members have longitudinal passageways therethrough. The graft fixation device also has an insertion member extending from the distal end of each implantation member, the insertion member having a longitudinal passage having a distal blind wall. The passages of the implantation members and the insertion members are in communication with each other, and may be mounted onto insertion members.
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