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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2004
Applicants:
James a Boucher, Warsaw, IN (US);
Stephen M Howell, Elk Grove, CA (US);
Inventors:
James A Boucher, Warsaw, IN (US);
Stephen M Howell, Elk Grove, CA (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Sports Medicine, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for fixation of a soft tissue graft. The apparatus may include a member having a first surface and a second surface. Each of the surfaces extend a distance relative to one another. A member is operable to resist movement of the apparatus relative to an anatomical portion. An interference member may be provided to fixedly associate the apparatus with the anatomical structure.