Patent ID: 9314332
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A surgical method, comprising: forming a bone tunnel in bone; positioning a distal portion of a guide rod within the bone tunnel; moving a guide element attached to a frame relative to the frame to position the guide element external to a patient at a desired location relative to the bone, the guide element having at least one bore formed therethrough and the guide rod being attached to the frame; advancing a first elongate shaft having a first pointed distal tip through the at least one bore from a left or right side of the bone tunnel and positioning the first pointed distal tip within the bone tunnel; and after moving the guide element, advancing a second elongate shaft having a second pointed distal tip from a side of the bone tunnel so as to position the second pointed distal tip thereof within the bone tunnel, the side of the bone tunnel being on the other of the left or right side of the bone tunnel.