Medical apparatus and method for attaching a suture to a bone
A method of forming a channel in a bone, the method comprising: providing a first bore in the bone; and forming, a second bore in the bone at a predefined angle from said first bore, using said first bore as a reference point for defining the location of the second bore in the bone, wherein the first and second bores intersect in the bone.
1. A medical implement comprising:
a hook for inserting in a first bore in a bone; and
a passageway for placement at an entrance to a second bore in the bone, wherein said hook comprises a grasper extending therefrom, said grasper being adapted to grasp an end of a suture inserted through the passageway and through the second bore.
2. The implement according to claim 1 wherein said hook is further adapted to extract the suture through the first bore.
3. The implement according to claim 1 further comprising a movable member for clamping walls of the passageway against the bone when the hook is inserted into the first bore.