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Endosteal ligament retainer and process

  • US 5,129,902 A
  • Filed: 04/20/1990
  • Issued: 07/14/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/20/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An endosteal ligament retainer comprising, a mounting and means for securing a graft end thereto for installation into and permanently seating in an endosteum end of a ligament tunnel formed as tibial and femoral tunnel segments, said mounting consisting of a straight shaft with said means for securing a graft end thereto consisting of a disk that is arranged across a head end of said straight shaft with attachment means for attaching a graft end to extend from the surface of said disk, which attachment means consists of a wall extending at a right angle outwardly from around said disk edge, said wall having at least a plurality of openings therethrough for passing a suture means into said graft end with said straight shaft leading or front end to include thread means extending outwardly fitting into a bone endosteum at a ligament tunnel segment end;

  • and driver means to engage the straight shaft head end for urging said straight shaft and disk with graft end attached thereto along the ligament tunnel.

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