Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Implantable prosthesis – Ligament or tendon
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-18
2006-07-18
Woo, Julian W. (Department: 3731)
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Implantable prosthesis
Ligament or tendon
C606S075000, C606S099000, C128S898000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07077863
ABSTRACT:
A surgical method for transosseous fixation of a bone-tendon-bone (BTB) graft into a joint is disclosed. A longitudinal tunnel formed in a bone is intersected by a transverse pin. A flexible strand is drawn with the pin through the bone. A portion of the strand is diverted so as to protrude out of the entrance to the longitudinal tunnel. The strand portion is attached to a loop extending from the bone block of the BTB graft, preferably by forming the loop around the strand. The strand attached to the bone block loop is retracted into the tunnel, drawing the attached BTB graft into the tunnel. The BTB graft is fixed in the tunnel using a transverse implant passed through the loop.
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Schmieding Reinhold
Whelan Jeffery M.
Arthrex Inc.
Dickstein , Shapiro, Morin & Oshinsky, LLP
Webb Sarah
Woo Julian W.
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