Patent ID: 7819898

Claim:
A soft tissue connection assembly operable to hold a soft tissue graft near a select portion of an anatomy, comprising: an anchor member to selectively engage the selected portion of the anatomy, including; a lever arm having a first longitudinal axis; an engaging portion extending from said lever arm, said engaging portion defining a plane; and a channel extending completely through said anchor member, the channel is transverse to the longitudinal axis of said lever arm and includes a first opening opposite to a second opening, said first opening is closer to said engaging portion than said second opening, said first opening is smaller than said second opening; and a resiliently flexible positioning member operable to interact with said anchor member to rotate said anchor member about a second axis that is transverse to both the first longitudinal axis and the plane from a non-deployed orientation to a deployed orientation, said channel is operable to receive said positioning member; wherein the soft tissue graft interconnects with said engaging portion to be substantially held in a selected position relative to the selected portion of the anatomy.