In the fixing of the fixing thread 5 on the staple 4, the free end part of a tension applying thread 6 linked to the other end part of the repair ligament 1 is pulled with a spring balance 11 to apply a fixed tension on the repair ligament 1 and the fixing thread 5 is tensed and bound on the staple 4 to match it. 固定糸5をステープル4に固定する際、再建靱帯1の他端部に連結した張力付加糸6の自由端部をばね秤11で牽引して再建靱帯1に一定張力を加え、それに合わせて固定糸5を緊張させてステープル4に結び付ける。 - 特許庁