Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Expanding ligament graft fixation system method
- Patent Title (中): 扩大韧带移植物固定系统及方法
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Application No.: US11299493Application Date: 2005-12-09
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Publication No.: US07901456B2Publication Date: 2011-03-08
- Inventor: Daniel F. Justin , Richard F. Wenstrom, Jr. , Andrew S. Levy
- Applicant: Daniel F. Justin , Richard F. Wenstrom, Jr. , Andrew S. Levy
- Applicant Address: US NJ Somerville
- Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Somerville
- Main IPC: A61F2/08
- IPC: A61F2/08

Abstract:
A graft fixation system for fixing graft material in a bone tunnel includes an expandable fixation member having a graft receiving eyelet disposed proximate its distal end, opposed bone engaging elements disposed about its periphery, and an expansion plug receiving opening defined in its proximal end. The system also includes an expansion plug having a diameter greater than the diameter of the expansion plug receiving opening so that forceable insertion of the expansion plug into the expansion plug receiving opening causes an expansion of the expandable fixation member driving the opposed bone engaging elements apart so as to fix the bone engaging elements, as well as the graft material, in a bone tunnel.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060095131A1 Expanding ligament graft fixation system and method Public/Granted day:2006-05-04
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