Patent ID: 8197482

Claim:
An apparatus for forming a tunnel in a bone comprising: a drill guide having a unitary body, the unitary body including a first tapered portion having a first longitudinal axis, a second tapered portion integrally attached to the first tapered portion, a cylindrical segment extending from the first tapered portion and from the second tapered portion and an arm with an open channel, the arm extending from the cylindrical segment, the cylindrical segment defining a blind guiding bore centered about a second longitudinal axis, the second longitudinal axis parallel and offset relative to the first longitudinal axis; and a tunnel-forming device having a first portion received in the blind guiding bore and a second portion supported on the open channel of the arm, the tunnel-forming device centered about a longitudinal drill axis coinciding with the second longitudinal axis, wherein the second portion of the tunnel-forming device extends beyond a cross-section of the cylindrical segment for forming a tunnel in a bone about the longitudinal drill axis.