Patent ID: 8888848

Claim:
A method for repairing a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) within the femoral notch, the method comprising: forming a tunnel through a femur extending from a first side of the femur to a second side of the femur that is within the femoral notch; anchoring a graft within the femoral notch by securing a suture anchor coupled to the graft within the tunnel near the second side of the femur; securing a torn end of the ACL to a suture; and anchoring the suture in the suture anchor by pulling the suture through the anchor from the second side of the femur and out of the first side of the femur, wherein the anchor is configured to prevent the suture from pulling out of the anchor toward the second side of the femur; and suturing a torn end of the ACL to the graft within the femoral notch.