Tibial cross-pin fixation techniques and instrumentation

US8784423B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ARTHREX, INC. · US

Inventors

• Markus Kowarsch · Munich, DE
• Dominik STEFFENS · Munich, DE
• Gerlinde Michel · Munich, DE
• Hans Linden · Bremen, DE
• Nick Metcalfe · Bonita Springs, US
• Jacob A. Jolly · Naples, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 17, 2011
• Grant date: Jul 22, 2014
• Expiry date: Jul 21, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2002/0882
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Techniques and reconstruction systems for ACL repair by providing cross-pin fixation of a graft within a tibial tunnel. The invention provides tibial fixation techniques according to which cross-pin fixation of a graft (for example, an Anterior Tibialis allograft) is achieved on the tibial side, close to the jointline, by a single incision and with cortical fixation.