TUNNEL NOTCHER, GUIDE WIRE DELIVERY DEVICE, AND METHOD TO PREPARE BONE TUNNEL

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a device for creating a notch to accurately fix a ligament into a bone tunnel and positioning a guide wire within a bone tunnel.

SOLUTION: The device includes an elongate member 12 having the proximal end and the distal end 12b with an inner lumen 12c extending therebetween that is adapted to receive a guide wire. The device 10 also includes a cutting element 18 disposed on a distal portion of the elongate member 12 that is adapted to remove bone within an opening of a bone tunnel. In use, the device 10 can be at least partially positioned within a bone tunnel containing a bone plug, and it can be manipulated to form a notch within or adjacent to an opening of the bone tunnel using the cutting element 18.

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