Christopher Michael Yakacki
Engineers at Goss, Boulder, CO
License number
Colorado 57856
Issued Date
Jun 10, 2003
Renew Date
Jun 10, 2003
Type
Engineer Intern
Address
Address
1945 Goss St #2, Boulder, CO 80302
Professional information
Soft Tissue Graft Fixation
US Patent:
2013014, Jun 6, 2013
Filed:
Dec 28, 2012
Appl. No.:
13/730570
Inventors:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE - Denver CO, US
Jeffrey A. Tyber - Parsippany NJ, US
Christopher Yakacki - Boulder CO, US
Reed Bartz - Lafayette CO, US
Jeffrey A. Tyber - Parsippany NJ, US
Christopher Yakacki - Boulder CO, US
Reed Bartz - Lafayette CO, US
Assignee:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE - Denver CO
International Classification:
A61F 2/08
US Classification:
623 1314
Abstract:
A surgical method for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction includes creating a bone tunnel in a head of a femur of a patient. A connective tissue is inserted into the bone tunnel. A shape memory polymer plug is inserted into the bone tunnel. The plug has a first configuration for insertion and a second configuration for affixation that has a radially expanded dimension that presses the connective tissue against a side wall of the bone tunnel to affix the connective tissue in the bone tunnel. The plug changes from the first configuration to the second configuration in response to an activation temperature equal to or greater than a temperature of the femur.