Patent ID: 8043374

Claim:
A system for use in reconstructing a ligament comprising: a graft ligament support block for supporting a graft ligament in a bone tunnel, said graft ligament support block comprising: a body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a longitudinal axis extending between said distal end and said proximal end; a graft hole extending through said body transverse to said longitudinal axis and configured to receive a graft ligament therein; and a transverse fixation pin hole extending through said body transverse to said longitudinal axis and configured to receive a transverse fixation pin therein; a transverse fixation pin having a proximal end and a distal end, and said proximal end forming an internal tapped hole therein so as to aid removal of said transverse fixation pin from the bone tunnel; and an installation tool, said installation tool comprising: a holder, said holder comprising: a shaft having a distal end, a proximal end and longitudinal axis extending between said distal end and said proximal end, said proximal end of said shaft comprising at least one finger for engagement with said support block; and a handle mounted to said proximal end of said shaft.