Double bundle ACL repair system
US8535377B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2240/008
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for single tunnel, double bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction includes implant constructs and instruments. The implant constructs provide a combination of cortical fixation and bone tunnel aperture fixation. The implant constructs separate a graft into distinct bundles. The instruments are used to prepare shaped bone tunnels to receive the implant constructs and graft bundles. Methods for reconstructing the antero-medial and postero-lateral bundles of the anterior cruciate ligament may rely on single femoral and tibial tunnels and a single strand of graft.
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