Patent ID: 7988697

Claim:
A system for securing a graft within a bone, the system comprising: a cannulated cross pin comprising an elongated cannulated body having an interior surface bounding a passageway extending between a proximal end and an opposing distal end of the cross pin so that the passageway extends completely through the cross pin, the distal end of the cross pin being frustoconically tapered and terminating at a distal end face, a plurality of radially spaced apart ribs outwardly projecting from the proximal end of the body, wherein the cross pin having a central longitudinal axis and with respect to the full length of the cross pin extending between the proximal end and the distal end, the cross pin having a maximum diameter that is measured normal to the central longitudinal axis of the cross pin; and a guide pin having an exterior surface extending between a proximal end and an opposing distal end, the exterior surface comprising an outwardly projecting shoulder located between the proximal end and the distal end, the guide pin being removably received within the passageway of the cross pin such that the distal end face of the cross pin biases against the shoulder so as to prevent the shoulder from passing through the passageway, and a proximal portion of the guide pin passes completely through the passageway of the cross pin and freely projects beyond the proximal end of the cross pin, wherein the guide pin having a central longitudinal axis and with respect to the full length of the guide pin extending between the proximal end and the distal end, the guide pin having a maximum diameter that is measured normal to the central longitudinal axis of the guide pin, the maximum diameter of the cross pin being greater than the maximum diameter of the guide pin.