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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2009
Applicant:
Paul Re, Boston, MA (US);
Inventor:
Paul Re, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Tyco Healthcare Group LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61B 17/60 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A guide for positioning a femoral tunnel during an ACL repair. The device may include a shaft having a lumen, the lumen defining a longitudinal axis, and a distal offset projection, at least a portion of the distal offset projection extending distally from the elongated shaft, wherein the distal offset projection and the shaft are moveable relative to each other.