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Endosteal anchoring device for urging a ligament against a bone surface

  • US 6,379,361 B1
  • Filed: 08/16/1999
  • Issued: 04/30/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/14/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An endosteal anchoring system for urging a ligament against a bone surface within a tunnel formed in a bone of a patient, the system comprising:

  • an anchor device having a first end and an exterior surface, the exterior surface comprising a surface area sufficient for disposing a portion of said ligament within the tunnel, said surface area providing means for forcibly compressing said portion of the ligament against said bone surface of said tunnel; and

    a fixation member, said fixation member providing means for securing said anchor device and said portion of said ligament disposed in relation to said exterior surface of the anchor device within said tunnel, said portion of the ligament being thereby urged directly against said bone surface within the tunnel.

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