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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2004
Eugene M. Goble, Alta, WY (US);
Daniel F. Justin, Logan, UT (US);
Alan Chervitz, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
T. Wade Fallin, Hyde Park, UT (US);
Eugene M. Goble, Alta, WY (US);
Daniel F. Justin, Logan, UT (US);
Alan Chervitz, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
T. Wade Fallin, Hyde Park, UT (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
A crosspin for supporting a graft ligament in a first bone tunnel formed in a bone. The crosspin is positioned in a second bone tunnel extending transverse to, and intersecting, the first bone tunnel. The crosspin is adapted to be drawn through the second bone tunnel by a flexible member attached to a distal portion of the cross pin. The crosspin includes a connector for releasably connecting the distal portion of the crosspin to an intermediate portion, such that the distal portion is separable from said intermediate portion.