Patent ID: 8192490
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of making an orthopedic repair by fixing a soft tissue graft to bone, comprising: placing a soft tissue graft on an implant; disposing said implant within a bone tunnel at a desired location, such that a plurality of ends of the soft tissue graft extend from said implant in a proximal direction through said bone tunnel; deploying a first member on a body of said implant outwardly so that portions of said first member engage adjacent bone to secure said implant in place at the desired location; and deploying a second member on the body of said implant outwardly so that portions of the second member engage portions of the plurality of ends of the soft tissue graft and push the soft tissue graft ends into contact with adjacent bone; wherein the step of deploying the first member is performed using a threaded distal end of a deployment screw which extends axially through the body, wherein the threaded distal end of the deployment screw is engaged with complementary threads on a wedge, the deployment step comprising rotating the deployment screw, thereby causing the threaded engagement between the deployment screw and the wedge to move the wedge, the movement of the wedge causing the first member to deploy outwardly; and wherein the step of deploying the second member is performed using a deployment screw which is rotated to move axially distally to perform said step, the deployment screw comprising an enlarged head on a proximal end thereof, the enlarged head engaging the second member to deploy it outwardly.