A - Human Necessities – 61 – B
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
B
A61B 17/17 (2006.01) A61B 17/32 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2713309
In a first embodiment, the present invention includes an instrumentation system for preparing a bone for soft tissue repair, the instrumentation system including a flexible drill pin capable of bending along a curved path; an aimer capable of engaging the flexible pin to bend the flexible pin; and a flexible reamer having a flexible portion along at least a portion of its length, the flexible portion comprising a plurality of laser cuts. In an alternate embodiment, the present invention may also include a method for preparing a bone tunnel in a femur adjacent a knee joint, the method including introducing a flexible drill pin into the knee joint; guiding the flexible drill pin towards a surface of the femur with an instrument introduced into the knee joint; drilling the flexible drill pin into the femur; removing the instrument from the knee joint; introducing a cannulated flexible reamer into the knee joint by placing the flexible pin within the cannulation of the flexible reamer; and reaming the bone tunnel in the femur along the path of the flexible pin.
Hemstreet Matthew
Oren Ran
Pilgeram Kyle
Rash Elad
Steiner Mark
Fasken Martineau Dumoulin Llp
Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
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