Patent ID: 8062295

Claim:
A device for reinforcing a bone tunnel, comprising: an expandable member adapted to be placed within a bone tunnel and having a channel extending therethrough for receiving a suture, at least a distal portion of the channel including threads formed therein; and an insertion element adapted to be received within a proximal end of the expandable member and to expand at least a portion of the expandable member such that the expandable member deforms to obtain a pressure fit within the bone tunnel, the insertion element including a flange formed on a proximal end thereof, a channel extending therethrough for receiving a suture, and threads formed on at least a distal portion thereof for mating with the threads formed in the channel of the expandable member, wherein the flange has an outer diameter greater than a maximum outer diameter of the expandable member such that the flange is adapted to prevent the device from being further driven into the bone tunnel.