Patent ID: 9216078
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for use in graft fixation in a knee reconstruction procedure, comprising: forming a femoral tunnel in a femur and a tibial tunnel in a tibia, the femoral tunnel having an opening adjacent a joint space between the femur and the tibia, and the tibial tunnel having an entrance at the joint space and an opposite exit spaced apart from the joint space; positioning a graft into the femoral tunnel and retaining the graft relative to the femoral tunnel; passing the graft though the tibial tunnel such that the graft extends beyond the exit of the tibial tunnel; coupling the graft to a tensioner device, including coupling a first and a second graft strand to a first tensioning arm of the tensioner device and coupling a third and a fourth graft strand to a second tensioning arm of the tensioning device, the first, second, third and fourth graft strands spaced apart from each other when coupled to the respective first and second tensioning arms; positioning a bone engaging member of the tensioner device relative to the tibial tunnel; and tensioning the graft by moving a portion of the tensioner device away from the bone engaging member.