Patent ID: 8603115

Claim:
A soft tissue fixation device for use in affixing a soft tissue graft to a bone in anterior or cranial cruciate ligament reconstruction, said device comprising: (a) a base member having: (i) a top surface and a bottom surface, and a tubular sleeve extending from the bottom surface, wherein the tubular sleeve has an exterior shape to permit said tubular sleeve to be inserted into a bone tunnel; (ii) a passageway with smooth sides for the graft to pass through, said passageway extending from the top surface through the bottom surface and through said tubular sleeve, (iii) a notched section in the top surface extending from said passageway to a perimeter section of said base member, (iv) at least one receiving section comprising at least one shoulder member, and (v) at least one spike member extending perpendicularly from the bottom surface; and (b) an affixing member having at least one attaching section and an affixing section, wherein: (i) said at least one attaching section is shaped to be attachable to said receiving section of said base member to position said affixing section over said notched section of said base member, (ii) said affixing section is shaped to affix, between said base member and said affixing member, a graft that traverses said passageway, and (iii) said attaching section is pivotally attached to a said shoulder member of said receiving section.