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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2010
Applicants:
Ryan A. Kaiser, Leesburg, IN (US);
Kevin T. Stone, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Stephen M. Howell, Elk Grove, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ryan A. Kaiser, Leesburg, IN (US);
Kevin T. Stone, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Stephen M. Howell, Elk Grove, CA (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for fixing a selected graft relative to a selected anatomical portion. An anchor may be provided that may be interconnected with a selected graft portion that is operable to pass through a selected bore and then moved into an operable position to engage a selected portion of the bore to substantially eliminate the possibility of the graft moving in an unselected direction through the bore.