Patent ID: 7022124

Claim:
A surgical instrument, comprising: an elongated body having: a distal end configured to press and drive a bone plug into a bone tunnel, a front opening provided at said distal end, and a guide hole in communication with said front opening and configured so that a guide wire, inserted into said guide hole, extends out of said front opening to guide the bone plug towards said distal end of said elongated body wherein a proximal end portion of the said guide hole is inclined with respect to a longitudinal axis of said elongated body at an acute angle to form a side opening at an outer peripheral surface of said elongated body, wherein said distal end includes a pressing member having a distal side portion and a proximal side portion, said distal side portion having a larger diameter than said proximal side portion, a recess provided in said pressing member, said recess configured to receive at least a portion of the bone plug, so that pulling of the guide wire that extends out of the front opening, away from the bone plug, pulls the bone plug and the elongated body towards the bone tunnel, and wherein said front opening is provided in said recess.