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DOUBLE BUNDLE ACL REPAIR

  • US 20120283830A1
  • Filed: 06/26/2012
  • Published: 11/08/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, comprising:

  • a first apparatus for securing a first end of a soft tissue graft to a first bone of a joint, the first apparatus comprising;

    body means for separating the graft into a plurality of bundles and for urging the bundles against a side wall of a first bone tunnel at a first end of the first tunnel, wherein the first tunnel is formed in the first bone, wherein the first end of the first tunnel is proximate an articular surface of the first bone, wherein the first tunnel comprises a noncircular cross section projected along a longitudinal axis from the first end of the first tunnel to a second end of the first tunnel, wherein the second end of the first tunnel is remote from the articular surface of the first bone;

    fixation means separate from the body means for securing the first end of the graft to the first bone; and

    connection means for securing the body means to the fixation means.

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