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PCL oriented placement tibial guide method
Assignee: Arthrex Inc
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Filing: 1992-02-20
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Granted: 1993-12-14
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Expires: 2012-02-20
Abstract
Abstract A tibial tunnel guide which enables accurate tibial tunnel placement both inside and outside the knee for use in endoscopic ACL reconstruction. The guide utilizes a consistency between the PCL and the ACL anatomic structure to accurately locate the ideal position of the tibial tunnel. The guide includes an arc shaped outrigger with a slot along its length, a sighting device secured to the outrigger in the slot and adapted to receive a guide pin, and a grasping tool adjustably secured to the outrigger in the slot having a grasper at one end. The grasper is arranged to grasp the base of the PCL near the intercondylar floor from the anteromedial portal. The sighting device is fixed relative to the position of the crotch of the grasper and locates the guide pin at an ideal position for tibial tunnel placement.
Inventors
- 👤 Craig D. Morgan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-26 13:28
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/16; A61B17/17; A61B17/1714; A61B17/1739; A61B17/1764
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
A method of marking a proper locating of a tibial tunnel for arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction by referencing a base of a posterior cruciate ligament at an intercondylar floor, said method comprising the steps of: inserting a referencing means into a knee having a damaged anterior cruciate ligament, said referencing means being coupled with an outrigger; located a distal end of said referencing means at a base portion of the posterior cruciate ligament near the intercondylar floor; advancing a sighting device connected to said outrigger towards the knee until the sighting device is directly adjacent the knee, said sighting device being adapted to receive a guide pin for marking said tibial tunnel location; inserting a guide pin into said sighting device to mark said tibial tunnel location; drilling said guide pin into the knee; and removing the referencing means, sighting device and outrigger, thereby leaving said guide pin in position for drilling said tunnel, wherein said guide pin is automatically positioned at an intra-articular entry point disposed a predetermined distance from a leading edge of the posterior cruciate ligament at the intercondylar floor.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
184 words
A method of marking a proper locating of a tibial tunnel for arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction by referencing a base of a posterior cruciate ligament at an intercondylar floor, said method comprising the steps of: inserting a referencing means into a knee having a damaged anterior cruciate ligament, said referencing means being coupled with an outrigger; located a distal end of said referencing means at a base portion of the posterior cruciate ligament near the intercondylar floor; advancing a sighting device connected to said outrigger towards the knee until the sighting device is directly adjacent the knee, said sighting device being adapted to receive a guide pin for marking said tibial tunnel location; inserting a guide pin into said sighting device to mark said tibial tunnel location; drilling said guide pin into the knee; and removing the referencing means, sighting device and outrigger, thereby leaving said guide pin in position for drilling said tunnel, wherein said guide pin is automatically positioned at an intra-articular entry point disposed a predetermined distance from a leading edge of the posterior cruciate ligament at the intercondylar floor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method of marking a proper location of a tibial tunnel for arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction as recited in claim 1, wherein said predetermined distance is 10 mm anterior to the leading edge of the posterior cruciate ligament at the intercondylar floor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
93 words
A method of marking a proper location of a tibial tunnel for arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of: sliding said referencing means along a longitudinal slot in said outrigger until said sighting device points to a location 1 cm above a superior border of a pes anserinus insertion point on the tibia after locating the distal end of said referencing means at the base portion of the posterior cruciate ligament near the intercondylar floor and prior to advancing said sighting device toward said knee.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
93 words
A method of marking a proper location of a tibial tunnel for arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of: sliding said sighting device along a longitudinal slot in said outrigger until said sighting device points to a location 1 cm above a superior border of a pes anserinus insertion point on the tibia after locating the distal end of said referencing means at the base portion of the posterior cruciate ligament near the intercondylar floor and prior to advancing said sighting device toward said knee.
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