发明名称 |
Ligament fixation device and method |
摘要 |
The invention relates to a device for attaching a ligament graft to the inside of a bone passage from a proximal location, the device including (1) a non-expansible ring having an interior passage through which the ligament graft may extend, the ring sized to fit within the bone passage; (2) a radially expansible gripping member sized to enter the ring and to press the ligament outwardly against the interior surface of the ring; and (3) an expander coupled to the expansible gripping member, constructed to expand the expansible gripping member to grip the ligament against the ring.
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申请公布号 |
US6221107(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2001.04.24 |
申请号 |
US19980128145 |
申请日期 |
1998.08.03 |
申请人 |
STEINER MARK E. |
发明人 |
STEINER MARK E.;BURKE DENNIS W.;PRUDDEN, JR. JOHN |
分类号 |
A61F2/08;(IPC1-7):A61F2/08 |
主分类号 |
A61F2/08 |
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