Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FIXING TRANSPLANT IN TUNNEL OF BONE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH11267135
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To fix a block of a bone in tunnels.
A block 20 of a bone is placed in the tunnel 16 of a bones and the first and the second metal wires 30 and 34 which have an interval are passed through a bone in the direction crossing the tunnel 16 of the bone so as to cross the block 20 of the bone and to pass the block 20 of the bone through and are advanced and one of the wires is pulled out and this pulled-out one wire is replaced with the first absorbable rod and another wire is pulled out and this pulled-out another wire is replaced with the second absorbable rod and the block 20 of the bone is held thereby in the tunnel 16 of the bone by means of the absorbable rod.
Inventors:
WHITTAKER GREGORY R
SULLIVAN JOAN M
MARTINS HAROLD M
TAYLOR RONALD L JR
SULLIVAN JOAN M
MARTINS HAROLD M
TAYLOR RONALD L JR
Application Number:
JP1888799A
Publication Date:
October 05, 1999
Filing Date:
January 27, 1999
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ETHICON INC
International Classes:
A61B17/58; A61B17/17; A61F2/08; (IPC1-7): A61B17/58; A61F2/08
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Heiyoshi Odashima (1 person outside)
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