Patent ID: 8778023
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A graft ligament anchor comprising: a tubular body having a bore therethrough and proximal and distal ends; a flange attached to said tubular body at said proximal end thereof and extending outwardly beyond said tubular body; a carrier device for insertion into said tubular body axially of said tubular body and having a lengthwise-extending external groove for receiving a graft ligament therein, and a central channel extending lengthwise therethrough, said carrier device having a deformable side wall; and an expansion device for insertion into said carrier device channel when said carrier device is in said tubular body, for impinging upon said deformable wall so as to press said deformable wall, and hence the ligament received in said carrier device groove, toward a wall of said tubular body bore, whereby to fix the graft ligament in said tubular body; wherein said carrier device is provided with a detent extending outwardly from said carrier device and disposed proximate a proximal end of said carrier device, and said tubular body proximal end is provided with a recess for receiving said detent to prevent further advancement of said carrier device into said tubular body.