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US 6,402,766 B2Granted
Graft fixation device combination
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorsSteven M. Bowman, Izi Bruker
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Abstract
A graft fixation device combination. The device is useful for affixing a tissue graft to a bone or other body surface. The combination has a fixation device having two implantation members connected by a connecting member. The connecting member has at least one lateral wing member extending therefrom. The implantation members have longitudinal passageways therethrough. The combination also has an insertion member in engagement with the distal end of each implantation member.
Claims19
A graft fixation device comprising the combination of:
- I. A fixation device comprising:
- a first implantation member, said implantation member having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface, and a longitudinal passage therethrough;
- a second implantation member, said implantation member having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface, and a longitudinal passage therethrough;
- a connecting member connecting the first and second implantation members, the connecting member having a central section, a first end extending from the first implantation member and a second end extending from the second implantation member;
- and,
- at least one wing member extending laterally from the connecting member;
- and,
- II. A pair of insertion members each insertion member, comprising:
- a member having a proximal end, a distal tapered end and a longitudinal passage therethrough,
- wherein the distal end of each implantation member is in engagement with the proximal end of an insertion member.
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A fixation device comprising:
- a first implantation member, said implantation member having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface, and a longitudinal passage therethrough;
- a second implantation member, said implantation member having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface, and a longitudinal passage therethrough;
- a connecting member connecting the first and second implantation members, the connecting member having a central section, a first end extending from the first implantation member and a second end extending from the second implantation member;
- and,
- at least one wing member extending laterally from the connecting member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.