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US 6,325,804 B1Granted
Method for fixing a graft in a bone tunnel
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorsRichard F. Wenstrom, Jr., Izi Bruker, Steven M. Bowman, Gregory Whittaker
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Abstract
A method for performing an anterior cruciate ligament repair procedure wherein a bone plug attached to a section of tendon or ligament is fixed in a bone tunnel. The method utilizes an adhesive to secure the bone block in the bone tunnel.
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A method of performing a surgical reconstruction of an anterior cruciate ligament, comprising:
- providing a bone-tendon graft comprising at least one bone plug connected to a section of tendon, the bone plug having an outer surface;
- drilling a first substantially longitudinal bone tunnel into a patient's tibia;
- drilling a second substantially longitudinal bone tunnel into a femur, and said second bone tunnel having an inner surface;
- inserting the bone plug into the femoral tunnel;
- and,
- introducing an adhesive into the femoral tunnel,
- wherein the adhesive is in at least partial contact with the outer surface of the bone plug and the inner surface of the femoral bone tunnel.
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A method of fixating a bone plug in a bone tunnel, comprising:
- providing a bone plug the bone plug having an outer surface;
- drilling bone, said bone tunnel having an inner surface;
- inserting the bone plug into the bone tunnel;
- and, introducing an adhesive into the bone tunnel,
- wherein the adhesive is in at least partial contact with the outer surface of the bone plug and the inner surface of the bone tunnel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.