Patent ID: 8282647

Claim:
A method of positioning a femoral tunnel during an ACL reconstruction, the method comprising the steps of: providing a femoral tunnel positioning guide including a shaft having a distal end and defining a lumen, the lumen defining a longitudinal axis, and a distal offset projection, at least a portion of the distal offset projection extending distally from the elongated shaft; inserting the femoral guide into a knee joint, wherein a distal end of the distal offset projection is spaced laterally of the distal end of the shaft a distance d 1 ; moving the distal offset projection and the shaft relative to each other; positioning the distal offset projection against a first surface of the femur and the distal end of the shaft against a second surface of the femur, wherein the distal offset projection is in a second position wherein the distal end of the distal offset projection is spaced laterally of the distal end of the shaft a distance d 2 , wherein d 2 is greater than d 1 ; and inserting the guide wire through the femoral guide and into the femur.