Cross-pin graft fixation, instruments, and methods
US7338492B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/0882
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A two piece graft fixation arrangement includes a graft block engageable with a graft and a transverse member engageable with the graft block to fix the graft block in a bone tunnel. Instruments and methods are presented for installing a graft in a bone tunnel and anchoring the graft with a transverse member placed through a transverse bore intersecting the bone tunnel.
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