Patent ID: 7727234

Claim:
A system for repairing anterior cruciate injuries in animals, the system comprising: a fixture used to locate and drill a pilot hole in a tibia, with the pilot hole generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of a tibia; a pin, the pin insertably receivable into the pilot hole such that a portion of the pin extends outwardly away from the tibia; a drill guide having plurality of apertures and a first portion that is rotatably connectable to the pin, the drill guide used to locate and drill additional generally transverse holes in the tibia; an angle gauge used to position the drill guide so that it is able to locate and drill the additional transverse holes in the tibia the angle gauge having a portion that is rotatably connectable to the pin; and a saw assembly for separating a portion of the proximal end of the tibia from the shaft of the tibia, so that the separated proximal end of the tibia can be repositioned and reattached to the shaft of the tibia, the saw assembly comprising a mandrel having a rotational axis, an adaptor connected to the mandrel, the adaptor having a surface that is spaced from and substantially parallel to the rotational axis of the mandrel, and a saw blade that is removably attachable to the surface of the adaptor, with the saw blade configured and arranged to form an arcuate cut in the proximal end of the tibia as the mandrel rotates about the rotational axis.