In situ graft preparation for knee ligament reconstruction
US7766964B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2430/10
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods of ligament repair are provided. A ligament graft is arranged in a tensioning device and placed adjacent to a heating surface. The heating surface is activated to heat the graft. The graft is tensioned while on the substantially dry heating surface to provide laxity to the graft. The size of the relaxed graft remains the same until the graft is implanted in a bone tunnel as either an anterior or posterior cruciate ligament graft.
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