Patent ID: 9439753
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A graft anchor, comprising: a first arm having a leading end, a trailing end, an inner surface, and an outer bone contactable surface; a second arm having a leading end, a trailing end, an inner surface, and an outer bone contactable surface; a bridge extending between the inner surface of the first arm and the inner surface of the second arm to space apart the first arm and the second arm, the bridge defining a graft receiving pathway between the inner surfaces of the first and second arms, the graft receiving pathway having a predetermined sealing dimension selected according to the size of the graft, wherein the graft receiving pathway has a first channel defined by the inner surfaces of the first and second arms and a first surface of the bridge and a second channel defined by the inner surfaces of the first and second arms and a second surface of the bridge, the second surface located on a side of the bridge opposite to the side on which the first surface is located, wherein the sealing dimensions of the first and second channels are chosen to receive a graft therein in a way that the graft and the graft anchor cooperate to form a seal in the entrance of a bone tunnel.