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46

In one embodiment, the fixation device 400 is deployed within a bone tunnel 416. The bone tunnel 416 may be formed within a tibia 418 as part of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) replacement procedure. During such a procedure a distal end of the tissue 408 may be fixed to a femur (not shown) using either embodiments of the disclosed solution or existing fixation devices and/or techniques. With the distal end of the tissue 408 secured, a proximal end of the tissue 408 may be threaded through the opening 414 of the fixation device 400. The tissue 408 may be pulled through the opening 414 such that the one-way tissue engagement feature 404 engages the tissue 408. Next a user (e.g. surgeon) can pull the tissue 408 through the fixation device 400 to tension the graft within the bone tunnel 416.

Added by DJM 9 2021