Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Patent
1995-11-02
1997-08-19
Tucker, Guy V.
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
606104, 606 86, A61B 1756
Patent
active
056582897
ABSTRACT:
A graft protection device suitable for protecting a bone-tendon-bone graft used during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. The graft protection device comprises a distal blocking member, a proximal releasable holding sleeve and an elongated connecting portion connecting the blocking member with the holding sleeve. A radially extending handle is attached to the holding sleeve in order to enable a user to longitudinally and rotationally position the graft protection device along the shaft of an elongated driver when the device is inserted through an opening into a joint. A method of utilizing the graft protection device is also disclosed comprising the steps of guiding a screw/driver/protector assembly along a guide wire into proper position within a bone tunnel, driving the screw into place by turning it and thereby sliding it along the blocking member past a portion of the ligament graft and then locking the guide wire to the driver and removing it along with the driver/protector assembly in a single motion. A lockable, cannulated screw driver is disclosed to facilitate using the graft protection device with the method disclosed herein.
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Boucher James A.
Dross Brian David
Frushell Matthew R.
Linvatec Corporation
Tucker Guy V.
Warzecha Gene
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