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US 2006/0189991 A1Published application
Graft anchor
OwnerBarry Bickleyinventor
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Abstract
A graft anchor includes an interference screw having a passage provided therein and a cross member adapted to be disposed in the passage of the interference screw to secure a graft.
Claims40
A graft anchor comprising:
- an interference screw having a first end, a second end, a sidewall having an outer surface, a first passage extending from the first end to the second end and a second passage having a first end which opens into at least a portion of the first passage and a second end which extends into at least a portion of the sidewall.
A graft anchor comprising:
- an interference screw having a head end and a distal end with a first passage extending from the head end to the distal end and a second passage provided in the head end;
- and
- a cross member having a size and shape adapted to fit within the second passage.
A method for inserting a graft anchor comprising:
- a) providing a hole in a bone;
- b) inserting a graft strands through the hole;
- c) inserting an interference screw into the hole such that the graft strands emerging from the hole at a head end of the interference screw;
- d) drawing the graft strands over the head end of the interference screw;
- and
- e) placing a cross member into a passage in the interference screw to secure the grafts against a surface of the interference screw.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.