Method and apparatus for performing ACL reconstruction
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1. A method for drilling a bone for receipt of a first and second bundle, the method comprising:
- drilling a first tunnel in the bone;
subsequently to the drilling, positioning a locating member extending from a tool along a first axis into the drilled first tunnel;
slidably translating a cutting guide associated with a cutting member in a direction along a second axis, while selectively retaining the cutting member within a cannulated sleeve, the second axis of the cutting member being in a defined orientation relative to the first axis;
moving the cutting member that extends through a bore in the tool relative to the locating member while the locating member remains positioned in the drilled first tunnel to select a desired lateral offset between the locating member and the cutting member; and
forming a second tunnel in the bone with the cutting member.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for drilling a bone for receipt of a first and second bundle includes drilling a first tunnel in the bone. A locating member extending along a first axis from the tool may be positioned into the first tunnel. A cutting guide may be moved relative to the locating member to define a lateral offset between the locating member and the cutting guide. The cutting guide may then be located at a desired offset. The second tunnel may then be formed in the bone with a cutting member associated with the cutting guide, the cutting member having a second axis in a defined orientation relative to the first axis.
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1. A method for drilling a bone for receipt of a first and second bundle, the method comprising:
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drilling a first tunnel in the bone; subsequently to the drilling, positioning a locating member extending from a tool along a first axis into the drilled first tunnel; slidably translating a cutting guide associated with a cutting member in a direction along a second axis, while selectively retaining the cutting member within a cannulated sleeve, the second axis of the cutting member being in a defined orientation relative to the first axis; moving the cutting member that extends through a bore in the tool relative to the locating member while the locating member remains positioned in the drilled first tunnel to select a desired lateral offset between the locating member and the cutting member; and forming a second tunnel in the bone with the cutting member. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for drilling a bone for receipt of a first and second bundle, the method comprising:
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drilling a first tunnel in the bone; subsequently to the drilling, positioning a locating member extending from a tool alone a first axis into the drilled first tunnel; moving the cutting member that extends through a bore in the tool relative to the locating member in a direction lateral to an axis of the cutting member while the locating member remains positioned in the drilled first tunnel to select a desired lateral offset between the locating member and the cutting member; and forming a second tunnel in the bone with the cutting member, the cutting member having a second axis in a defined orientation relative to the first axis. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for drilling a bone for receipt of a first and second bundle, the method comprising:
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drilling a first tunnel in a femur at a first entry point; positioning a locating member extending from a tool along a first axis through the first entry point and into the first tunnel; slidably translating a cutting guide that extends through a bore in the tool relative to the locating member in a direction alone an axis of the cutting guide while the locating member remains positioned in the first tunnel while selectively retaining a cutting member associated with the cutting guide within a cannulated sleeve to define at least two lateral offsets between the locating member and the cutting guide; locating the cutting guide at a desired offset from the at least two lateral offsets; and forming a second tunnel at a second entry point in the femur with the cutting member, the cutting member having a second axis in a defined orientation relative to the first axis. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method for drilling a bone for receipt of a first and second bundle, the method comprising:
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drilling a first tunnel in a femur at a first entry point; positioning a locating member extending from a tool alone a first axis through the first entry point and into the first tunnel; threadably translating a cutting guide that extends through a bore in the tool relative to the locating member in a direction alone an axis of the cutting guide while the locating member remains positioned in the first tunnel while selectively retaining a cutting member associated with the cutting guide within a cannulated sleeve to define at least two lateral offsets between the locating member and the cutting guide; locating the cutting guide at a desired offset from the at least two lateral offsets; and forming a second tunnel at a second entry point in the femur with the cutting member, the cutting member having a second axis in a defined orientation relative to the first axis.
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15. A method for drilling a bone for receipt of a first and a second bundle, the method comprising:
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drilling a first tunnel into a femur by advancing a drill along a first direction; removing the drill from the first tunnel; inserting a tool through an anterior medial portal; positioning a locating member extending from the tool into the first tunnel alone the first direction; slidably translating a cutting guide that extends through a bore in the tool relative to the locating member in a direction along an axis of the cutting guide while selectively retaining a cutting member within a cannulated sleeve to select a desired lateral offset between the locating member and the cutting guide; and drilling a second tunnel into the femur with the cutting member extending from said cutting guide.
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16. A method for drilling a bone for receipt of a first and a second bundle, the method comprising:
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drilling a first tunnel into a femur by advancing a drill alone a first direction; removing the drill from the first tunnel; inserting a tool through an anterior medial portal; positioning a locating member extending from the tool into the first tunnel along the first direction; rotating a cutting guide while selectively retaining a cutting member within a cannulated sleeve, a cutting guide that extends through a bore in the tool relative to the locating member to select a desired lateral offset between the locating member and the cutting guide; and drilling a second tunnel into the femur with the cutting member extending from said cutting guide, the cutting member having a second axis, wherein the cutting guide defines a guide axis offset from the second axis. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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