Patent ID: 8449612
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A placement assembly for positioning a ligament graft within a selected bone tunnel comprising: a graft pulley, having a pulley portion and a bone anchoring portion; the pulley portion having an aperture sized to receive a surgical suture; the bone anchoring portion operable to selectively fix the graft pulley within a bone tunnel, the anchoring portion having at least one flexible wing, the flexible wing having a radially extending diameter larger than a diameter of the selected bone tunnel, wherein the at least one flexible wing is operable to flex from a first position wherein the at least one flexible wing is substantially flat to a second position wherein the at least one flexible wing is convex relative to a direction of insertion, and wherein the at least one flexible wing is sized so as to be restricted from returning to the first position while inserted in the bone tunnel; and a graft pulley placement instrument having an elongate body and a handle; the elongate body adapted to insert the graft pulley into the selected bone tunnel.