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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2012
Arthrocare Corporation, Austin, TX (US);
Imds Corporation, Providence, UT (US);
Thomas H Myers, Marietta, GA (US);
Douglas M. Lorang, San Jose, CA (US);
Chad W. Lewis, Layton, UT (US);
Eric Selvik, Austin, TX (US);
Christopher Rodriguez, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
George W. White, Corona, CA (US);
Luis Amador, Jr., Pflugerville, TX (US);
ArthroCare Corporation, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems for single tunnel, double bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction include implant constructs and instruments. The implant constructs provide a combination of cortical fixation and bone tunnel aperture fixation. The implant constructs separate a graft into distinct bundles. The instruments are used to prepare shaped bone tunnels to receive the implant constructs and graft bundles. The instruments are also used to exercise and insert the ligament graft constructs. Methods for reconstructing the antero-medial and postero-lateral bundles of the anterior cruciate ligament may rely on a single femoral tunnel, single or double tibial tunnels, and one or more ligament grafts.