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Graft ligament anchor and method for attaching a graft ligament to a bone

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Assignee: JOSEPH H SKLARPriority: Nov 27, 1996Filed: Oct 29, 2012Published: Aug 29, 2013
Est. expiryNov 27, 2016(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Joseph H. SklarHarold M. MartinsRichard F. Wenstrom, Jr.
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Abstract

A graft ligament anchor comprising a body for disposition in an opening in a bone so that a wall of said body is disposed adjacent to at least one graft ligament disposed in said opening; and an element engageable with said body, wherein movement of said element urges said wall of said body, and hence said graft ligament, toward a wall of said opening, whereby to secure said graft ligament to said wall of said opening.

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         53 . A graft ligament anchor comprising:
 a body for disposition in an opening in a bone so that a wall of said body is disposed adjacent to at least one graft ligament disposed in said opening; and   an element engageable with said body, wherein movement of said element urges said wall of said body, and hence said graft ligament, toward a wall of said opening, whereby to secure said graft ligament to said wall of said opening.

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