Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for fixing a graft in a bone tunnel

US7594917B2 · kind B2 · utility

57Cited by

110References

11Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Ethicon, Inc. · US

Inventors

Gregory R. Whittaker · Stoneham, US
Eric Hyman · Grafton, US
Keith M. Orr · Foster City, US
Thomas Callahan · South Hadley, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 12, 2003
Grant date	Sep 29, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 1, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/062
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus for fixing a ligament in a bone tunnel by cross-pinning the ligament in the bone tunnel.

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