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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2004
Paul Re, Lexington, MA (US);
Mark A. Johanson, Littleton, MA (US);
Peter F. Marshall, Lancaster, MA (US);
Paul Re, Lexington, MA (US);
Mark A. Johanson, Littleton, MA (US);
Peter F. Marshall, Lancaster, MA (US);
Scandius BioMedical, Inc., Littleton, MA (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for reconstructing a ligament. A graft ligament support block comprises a body, a graft hole, and a transverse fixation pin hole extending through the body. An installation tool is provided for inserting the support block into a bone tunnel and forming a transverse tunnel aligned with the pin hole. In use, a graft ligament is looped through the graft hole, and the support block is mounted to the tool. The tool is used to advance the support block into the bone tunnel, with two free ends of the graft ligament extending out the bone tunnel. A transverse tunnel is formed aligned with the pin hole. The support block is secured in place by pinning the support block within the tunnel by advancing a fixation pin along the transverse tunnel and into the pin hole in the support block.