Patent ID: 8298285

Claim:
A method for attaching a graft ligament to a bone, the method comprising the steps of: providing an opening in the bone; inserting the graft ligament and a deformable tubular sleeve in the opening, with the graft ligament disposed alongside an inner wall of the deformable sleeve; inserting a rocker arm type cam member in the opening proximate an outer wall of the sleeve, the rocker arm type cam member being separated from the graft ligament by the sleeve; and pivotally moving the rocker arm type cam member to cause at least a portion thereof to engage the sleeve to urge the sleeve, and hence the graft ligament, toward and into tight engagement with a wall of the opening to secure the graft ligament to the wall of the opening, wherein said inner wall of said sleeve is provided with inwardly extending protrusions for engaging said graft ligament.