Method for Soft Tissue Attachment
First Claim
1. A method of fixing a graft in a selected region of an anatomy with an anchor member, comprising:
- forming a bore in the selected region of the anatomy thereby defining an interior surface within the bore and an exterior surface outside of the bore;
interconnecting a flexible member with a connection region extending from the anchor member;
associating the graft with the flexible member;
passing the anchor member through a selected portion of the bore to a first position in a first orientation;
moving the anchor member to a second position thereby selectively engaging the exterior surface; and
holding the graft in a selected position.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for fixing a selected graft relative to a selected anatomical portion. An anchor may be provided that may be interconnected with a selected graft portion that is operable to pass through a selected bore and then moved into an operable position to engage a selected portion of the bore to substantially eliminate the possibility of the graft moving in an unselected direction through the bore. In addition, a spacer member may be used to expand a selected portion of the graft to reduce localized stress and may increase ingrowth into a selected bony portion.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of fixing a graft in a selected region of an anatomy with an anchor member, comprising:
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forming a bore in the selected region of the anatomy thereby defining an interior surface within the bore and an exterior surface outside of the bore; interconnecting a flexible member with a connection region extending from the anchor member; associating the graft with the flexible member; passing the anchor member through a selected portion of the bore to a first position in a first orientation; moving the anchor member to a second position thereby selectively engaging the exterior surface; and holding the graft in a selected position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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