Abstract: A bone fixator for a ligament anchor system and a process its use in an arthroscopic procedure for mounting a ligament graft end in a tunnel formed into a bone. The bone fixator includes threaded footing member for mounting in a bone tunnel, that includes a longitudinal opening formed therethrough, and a ligament carrying member that has a forward of proximal portion for fitting through the threaded footing member longitudinal opening and including a coupling arrangement for securing the ligament carrying member in the threaded footing member.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 28, 1998
Date of Patent:
August 3, 1999
Assignee:
Innovasive Corp.
Inventors:
E. Marlowe Goble, Thomas Wade Fallin, Alan Chervitz, Ramarao Gundlapalli