Patent ID: 7235074

Claim:
A ligament shim for insertion into a bone tunnel, the ligament shim comprising: a body having a first end and a second end, and an axis extending from the first end to the second end; the first and second ends being substantially planar; the first and second ends having a length and a central width, the length being longer than the central width; a first surface and a second surface extending from the first end to the second end and substantially parallel to the axis, at least the first surface being arc-shaped; wherein one of the first surface and second surface is adapted to engage a bone tunnel wall and the other surface is adapted to engage a ligament; wherein the body comprises a thickness between the first surface and the second surface that is dimensioned such that when one surface engages the bone tunnel wall and the other surface simultaneously engages the ligament, the ligament is forced against a bone tunnel wall; and a shim hole extending from the arc-shaped surface to the second surface, the body being otherwise devoid of any further opening.