Patent ID: 7329281

Claim:
A graft ligament system for fixing a graft ligament within a bone tunnel having a circumferential wall and an opening, comprising: a graft ligament fixing element for disposition within the bone tunnel, the graft ligament fixing element having a side wall configured to contact a graft ligament portion when the graft ligament is placed in the bone tunnel; a graft ligament, the graft ligament being in contact with the side wall; and a locking element having a cam, the locking element configured for placement within the bone tunnel and to engage the graft ligament fixing element and the cam being in contact with the side wall; wherein the locking element and graft ligament fixing element are further configured so that movement of the locking element urges the side wall of the graft ligament fixing element, and hence the graft ligament, toward the circumferential wall of the bone tunnel so as to secure the graft ligament to the circumferential wall.