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Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction hamstring tendon fixation system

  • US 6,355,066 B1
  • Filed: 08/19/1998
  • Issued: 03/12/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/19/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A apparatus for securing a tendon or ligament to a bore hole surface in a bone, comprising:

  • an elongated body having a longitudinal axis, a distal end, and a proximal end;

    an aperture transverse to the longitudinal axis, located in the distal end; and

    where the proximal end is formed by a pair of elongated legs extending from the distal end with each leg biased away from the longitudinal axis, the legs shaped to form a concave recess on an outer surface thereof that extends from the aperture to the proximal end and curved about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis for accommodating a tendon or ligament.

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