Patent ID: 8088128

Claim:
An implantable cross-pin for use in an ACL repair procedure, comprising: an elongated member having a proximal end, a distal end, a central longitudinal axis extending between the proximal and distal ends, and an outer surface; a nose member extending out from the distal end of said elongated member having a proximal end and a distal end; an axial trough in the elongated member extending though the outer surface, said trough having a proximal end, a distal end, a bottom, opposed ends, an open top, and a passageway, the passageway aligned with the central longitudinal axis; a guide wire opening in the distal end of the nose member and concentric with the central longitudinal axis of the elongated member; an interior tunnel having a passage with an enclosed circular perimeter in the nose member extending from the guide wire opening and extending into the trough such that the passage is in communication with the guide wire opening and the trough, the interior tunnel being obliquely oriented relative to the central longitudinal axis of the elongated member; and a guide wire seated in the axial trough and extending through the interior tunnel and the guide wire opening; wherein the cross-pin comprises a biocompatible material.