A method of surgery for attaching the end of a ligament to a bone from which it has become attached, includes drilling a passage in the bone so that the passage opens at or adjacent the position where the ligament became detached, inserting an elongated clamp through the passage, clamping the ligament...http://www.google.com/patents/US4784126?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4784126 - Surgical device
