Patent ID: 8133231
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of performing a repair procedure on a patient's knee, comprising the steps of: introducing at least one template into the patient's knee to define a path to a tissue site; advancing a repair device along the path to position the repair device adjacent the tissue site within the patient's knee; actuating the repair device to treat the tissue site; and releasably connecting a handle to the at least one template for manipulating the at least one template by connecting receiving structure provided at a distal end of the handle to attachment structure provided at a proximal end of the at least one template, wherein the receiving structure corresponds in configuration and dimensions to the attachment structure to allow application of a proximally directed longitudinal force to the at least one template to access the tissue site, and a distally directed longitudinal force to remove the at least one template from the tissue site.