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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2009
Applicant:
Paul Re, Boston, MA (US);
Inventor:
Paul Re, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61B 17/60 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (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 distal end and a femoral surface engagement member. The femoral surface engagement member may be selectively deployable relative to the distal end of the shaft. The femoral surface engagement member may have a relatively sharp distal end, that is configured to alter, e.g., pierce, a surface of the femur.