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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dietmar Hein, Kiel, DE;
Assignee:
Atlantech Medical Devices Limited, Harrogate, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 ;
Abstract
The invention describes a graft suspension device for suspending a ligament in a bone hole. The suspension device comprises a first loop and second loop suspended from an anchor and has a cradle at the opposite end of the loop to the anchor. Ligament grafts (not shown) are looped over the cradle and loose ends may be pulled by finger loops whereby the surgeon can adjust the distance of the cradle from the anchor thereby tensioning the grafts as desired.
Published as:
GB9929599D0; EP1108401A1; US2001041938A1; US6517578B2; EP1108401B1; ATE303773T1; DE60022459D1; DE60022459T2;