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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
May. 17, 2011
Markus Kowarsch, Munich, DE;
Dominik Steffens, Munich, DE;
Gerlinde Michel, Munich, DE;
Hans Linden, Cologne, DE;
Nick J. T. Metcalfe, Munich, DE;
Jacob A. Jolly, Naples, FL (US);
Markus Kowarsch, Munich, DE;
Dominik Steffens, Munich, DE;
Gerlinde Michel, Munich, DE;
Hans Linden, Cologne, DE;
Nick J. T. Metcalfe, Munich, DE;
Jacob A. Jolly, Naples, FL (US);
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Abstract
Techniques and reconstruction systems for ACL repair by providing cross-pin fixation of a graft within a tibial tunnel. The invention provides tibial fixation techniques according to which cross-pin fixation of a graft (for example, an Anterior Tibialis allograft) is achieved on the tibial side, close to the jointline, by a single incision and with cortical fixation.