Patent ID: 7942914
Filing Date: 2011-05-17
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A surgical repair method comprising: forming a passageway through a bone with respect to which a joint repair material is to be fixated, wherein the joint repair material is configured to replace a ligament, the passageway extending from a first opening to a second opening, wherein the second opening has a size that is smaller than the first opening; forming a contact area inside the bone, the contact area being formed, at least in part, by cortical bone located inside the bone's outer surface near the second opening, wherein the contact area of cortical bone is arranged in a plane generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the passageway; securing a first side of the joint repair material to a fixation device; placing the first side of joint repair material and attached fixation device into the passageway through the first opening; and positioning the fixation device within the bone by pulling the joint repair material through the second opening so that the fixation device is seated against the contact area and the joint repair material extends out of the second opening.