Patent ID: 8647385

Claim:
A method of positioning an implant member relative to an anatomy, the method comprising: forming a bore in a bone of the anatomy; providing a first member extending between a first end and a second end; forming a graft to replace a soft tissue; positioning the formed graft in the bore; tensioning the formed graft within the formed bore; moving the first member axially, along the same direction of the graft, into the formed bore to a first position and engaging the graft with the graft tensioned; contacting an outer surface of the bone near the bore with a wing of the first member; providing a second member; moving the second member into the formed bore along the first member; compressing the first member against the graft within the formed bore; compressing the graft against a wall of the formed bore; and holding the first member substantially in the first position relative to the formed bore with the wing.