Patent ID: 8147546

Claim:
A method for surgically coupling a soft tissue replacement into a tunnel of a bone comprising: forming a first loop in the soft tissue replacement, the first loop including a first portion, a second portion that is generally parallel to the first portion, and an end portion that connects the first portion to the second portion; coupling a first prosthetic having first and second ends over both of the first portion and the second portion of the first loop, the end portion of the first loop extending from the first end of the first prosthetic, and each of the first and the second portions of the first loop extending from the second end of the first prosthetic; forming a tunnel in a bone; determining an appropriate soft tissue replacement length; placing a portion of the first prosthetic within the tunnel; and fixing the relative position of the first prosthetic with respect to the tunnel; wherein coupling the first prosthetic to the first loop in the soft tissue replacement comprises positioning the first loop in the soft tissue replacement in a mold, and injecting a biocompatible polymer into the mold to form the first prosthetic over the first portion and the second portion of the first loop.