| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 623130120 | For knee | 53 |
| 20080228271 | Method and apparatus for graft fixation - A method and apparatus for surgically coupling a soft tissue replacement into a tunnel of a bone are disclosed. The method includes forming a loop of a soft tissue or soft tissue replacement. A pair of prosthetics are coupled to the loop of soft tissue to form an artificial bone-tendon-bone graft. The prosthetics and soft tissue are then placed within a tunnel formed in a bone. The relative position of the prosthetic is then fixed with respect to the tunnel. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080243248 | In situ graft preparation for knee ligament reconstruction - Methods of ligament repair are provided. A ligament graft is arranged in a tensioning device and placed adjacent to a heating surface. The heating surface is activated to heat the graft. The graft is tensioned while on the substantially dry heating surface to provide laxity to the graft. The size of the relaxed graft remains the same until the graft is implanted in a bone tunnel as either an anterior or posterior cruciate ligament graft. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090287308 | MEDICAL CONSTRUCTS OF TWISTED LENGTHS OF COLLAGEN FIBERS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - The disclosure describes medical constructs with a plurality of collagen fibers twisted together and methods of twisting the collagen fibers to form the medical constructs. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090306776 | METHODS AND PROCEDURES FOR LIGAMENT REPAIR - Methods and devices for the repair of a ruptured ligament using a scaffold device are provided. Aspects of the invention, may include a scaffold attached by a suture to an anchor. In aspects of the invention, the anchor may be secured to a bone near or at the repair site. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100106247 | Extra-Articular Implantable Mechanical Energy Absorbing Systems - A system and method for sharing and absorbing energy between body parts. In one particular aspect, the system facilitates absorbing energy between members forming a joint such as between articulating bones. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100106248 | Extra-Articular Implantable Mechanical Energy Absorbing Systems - A system and method for sharing and absorbing energy between body parts. In one particular aspect, the system facilitates absorbing energy between members forming a joint such as between articulating bones. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100286775 | Ligament and Tendon Prosthesis - The invention provides a ligament or tendon prosthesis. The prosthesis has at least two load bearing elements ( | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100292791 | Fully synthetic implantable multi-phased scaffold - An implantable device is provided for soft-tissue or soft tissue-to-bone repair, fixation, augmentation, or replacement that includes a biomimetic and biodegradable nanofiber scaffold. Also provided is a fully synthetic implantable multiphased scaffold which includes, in a single continuous construct, a plurality of phases to mimic the natural anatomy of a tendon or ligament and their insertion sites. Also provided are scaffold apparatuses for musculoskeletal tissue engineering. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100305698 | Knee Prosthesis Assembly With Ligament Link - A prosthetic knee joint assembly includes a femoral component that engages a femur and at least one bearing that supports articulation of the femoral component thereon. Also, the assembly includes a tibial tray that engages a tibia and that supports the bearing. A ligament link coupling component is included on the femoral component or the tibial tray. The ligament link coupling component is operable to couple to a ligament link to couple the ligament link to the femoral component or the tibial tray. Moreover, the assembly includes an opening included on the other of the femoral component or the tibial tray. The ligament link is received in the opening to bypass the other of the femoral component or the tibial tray to operably couple to the respective one of the femur or the tibia. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110054609 | TROCHLEAR IMPLANTS AND METHODS OF USE - Implant devices, and method of using the same, are provided. The implant devices have an articular end and a stem, the stem having an oval-shaped cross-section. The articular end has an upper surface, a side surface, and a lower surface. The upper surface and lower surface each intersect the side surface. The upper surface has a first surface curvature, a central surface curvature, and a second surface curvature. The stem extends from the lower surface in a direction away from the upper surface of the articular end. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110112639 | Positioning Systems and Methods for Implanting an Energy Absorbing System - Positioning instruments and related methods are described for implanting an energy absorbing system for treating joints. The positioning instruments and methods allow the energy absorbing system to be positioned at a joint such that the desired motion will occur for the particular design of a particular energy absorbing system which is to be implanted. The positioning instruments include a locating instrument for locating an anatomical feature and a target location for implantation of the energy absorbing system, a verification instrument for verification of the target location, a placement guide for guiding placement of a part of the energy absorbing system, and positioning device for aligning portions of the energy absorbing system. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110264216 | Unlinked Implantable Knee Unloading Device - A system and method for sharing and absorbing energy between body parts. In one particular aspect, the system is an unlinked structure which facilitates absorbing energy between members forming a joint such as between articulating bones. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120179254 | IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR REPAIR OF THE ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT - Described herein are methods and devices for use in repair of a patient's anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). These methods (and devices for performing them) allow the repair, rather than merely replacement, of the ACL. For example, described herein are anchoring devices that may be inserted into a bone and may anchor a scaffolding/support (e.g., graft) material within the bone so that the torn or damaged end of the ACL may be secured to the scaffolding/support material within the femoral notch. These anchoring devices and method of using them are particularly well suited for use with the continuous suture passers described herein, since these suture passers may allow access to previously inaccessible regions of the knee (or other body regions). | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120253461 | PROSTHETIC LIGAMENT FOR TRANSVERSE FIXATION AND METHOD FOR MAKING IT - A prosthetic ligament for replacing a natural articular ligament, comprising a first intraosseous end part, called the tibial end part, and a second intraosseous end part, called the femoral end part, the two intraosseous end parts surrounding an intraarticular central part, characterized in that the first intraosseous end part is in the form of two cylindrical strands, and in that the second intraosseous end part forms a loop connected to the first intraosseous end part via the intraarticular central part, which is composed of at least two bundles of technical filaments, each of the bundles being connected to the first intraosseous end part at one end of its ends and to the second intraosseous end part at the other of its ends. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120283830 | DOUBLE BUNDLE ACL REPAIR - A system for single tunnel, double bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction includes implant constructs and instruments. The implant constructs provide a combination of cortical fixation and bone tunnel aperture fixation. The implant constructs separate a graft into distinct bundles. The instruments are used to prepare shaped bone tunnels to receive the implant constructs and graft bundles. Methods for reconstructing the antero-medial and postero-lateral bundles of the anterior cruciate ligament may rely on single femoral and tibial tunnels and a single strand of graft. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20130018463 | COLLAGEN FIBER CONSTRUCTS FOR REPLACING CRUCIATE LIGAMENTSAANM Haddad; Daniel RolandAACI WuerzburgAACO DEAAGP Haddad; Daniel Roland Wuerzburg DEAANM Haddad-Weber; MeikeAACI WuerzburgAACO DEAAGP Haddad-Weber; Meike Wuerzburg DEAANM Noeth; UlrichAACI WuerzburgAACO DEAAGP Noeth; Ulrich Wuerzburg DE - The present invention relates to a collagen fiber construct composed of single collagen fibers, which is sterilized with alcohol and via irradiation and not populated with cells, wherein the single collagen fibers are isolated from collagen-containing tissue from mammals. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a collagen fiber construct composed of single collagen fibers, which is sterilized with alcohol and via irradiation and is not populated with cells, wherein the single collagen fibers are isolated from collagen-containing tissue from rat tails. Finally, there is also described the use of the collagen fiber constructs as xenoimplants. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130030527 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION - Apparatus for reconstructing a ligament, the apparatus comprising: a fixation device for maintaining a graft ligament in a bone hole, the fixation device comprising: a fixation screw comprising a body having screw threads formed thereon; and a ligament spacer mounted to the fixation screw, the ligament spacer comprising a canted face disposed opposite the fixation screw; such that when a graft ligament is disposed within a bone hole, the fixation screw and ligament spacer may be advanced into the bone hole alongside the graft ligament so that the fixation screw creates an interference fit between the graft ligament and the wall of the bone hole, and the ligament spacer creates an interference fit between the graft ligament and the wall of the bone hole, with the canted face of the ligament spacer being aligned with the adjacent surface of the bone. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130041465 | POSITIONING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTING AN ENERGY ABSORBING SYSTEM - Positioning instruments and related methods are described for implanting an energy absorbing system for treating joints. The positioning instruments and methods allow the energy absorbing system to be positioned at a joint such that the desired motion will occur for the particular design of a particular energy absorbing system which is to be implanted. The positioning instruments include a locating instrument for locating an anatomical feature and a target location for implantation of the energy absorbing system, a verification instrument for verification of the target location, a placement guide for guiding placement of a part of the energy absorbing system, and positioning device for aligning portions of the energy absorbing system. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130131802 | Method and System for Patella Realignment - A method and system provide and use a patellar implant. The patellar implant includes a superior portion, an inferior portion opposite to the superior portion, an anterior portion, at least one suture attachment configured to allow the patellar implant to be attached using at least one suture. The superior portion being configured to reside below a patellar tendon and to elevate and/or tilt the patellar tendon. The inferior portion is configured to be seated in proximity to a tibia. The anterior portion is between the superior portion and the inferior portion. The anterior portion is placed in proximity to a patella. In one aspect, the method includes inserting the implant beneath the patellar tendon and between the patella and a position at which the patellar tendon is affixed to the tibia. In this aspect, the method also includes attaching the implant using at least one suture. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130197638 | FEMORAL AND TIBIAL BASE COMPONENTS - Various embodiments are directed to base components that are usable with implantable mechanical energy absorbing systems. According to one embodiment, the base component includes a low-profile body having a elongate, straight portion at a first end and a curved body portion at a second end. The second end is elevated as compared to the first end. An inner surface of the low-profile body has a raised portion extending along the elongate, straight portion of the low-profile body. The base component also includes a plurality of openings positioned along the low-profile body for alignment and purposes of affixation to body anatomy. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130211521 | Method and Apparatus for Altering Biomechanics of the Articular Joints - Pathology of the human knee can arise from excessive and/or uneven loading of regions within the joint. Methods and apparatus are disclosed that enable displacement of soft tissue around the knee, without displacing or severing bone thereby altering the mechanical load distribution within the joint in a less invasive manner than previous techniques. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130218272 | Surgical Implantation Method and Devices for an Extra-Articular Mechanical Energy - A surgical implantation approach for preparing a patient and precisely and effectively placing an energy absorbing apparatus relative to the patient's anatomy. Various surgical implantation apparatus and methods for achieving proper device-to-anatomy juxtapositional relationships are employed in the implantation approach. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130253647 | IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR REPAIR OF THE ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT - Described herein are methods and devices for use in repair of a patient's anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). These methods (and devices for performing them) allow the repair, rather than merely replacement, of the ACL. For example, described herein are anchoring devices that may be inserted into a bone and may anchor a scaffolding/support (e.g., graft) material within the bone so that the torn or damaged end of the ACL may be secured to the scaffolding/support material within the femoral notch. These anchoring devices and method of using them are particularly well suited for use with the continuous suture passers described herein, since these suture passers may allow access to previously inaccessible regions of the knee (or other body regions). | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130268073 | ADJUSTABLE SUTURE BUTTON CONSTRUCT - An adjustable construct for fixation of a tendon or ligament graft in a tunnel. The construct comprises a flexible, adjustable loop connected to tissue (for example, graft, ligament or tendon). The adjustable loop may be integrated with an additional tissue supporting device (for example, a wedge or a plug). The tissue is secured within a bone socket/tunnel by adjusting the length of the flexible adjustable loop. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130304208 | ACTIVE AND PASSIVE DEVICES FOR REDISTRIBUTING FORCES FOR THE MEDIAL AND LATERAL KNEE - Implant apparatus and methods directed toward treating conditions involving the knee joint are disclosed. Full range of motion of the knee joint and tissue integrity are maintained in treatment approaches. In one particular approach, osteoarthritis of the knee joint is addressed by unloading one or more of the lateral and medial compartments. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130325122 | LOW CONTACT FEMORAL AND TIBIAL BASES - Various embodiments are directed to femoral and tibial bases that form structures of an implantable mechanical energy absorbing system. A bone facing surface of each type of base has a main surface portion and a plurality of protrusions extending from the main surface portion. The base can be attached to a bone so that the main surface portion is disposed in contact with but not penetrating into soft tissue at a substantially uniform distance from the bone. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130325123 | Load Transferring Systems and Methods for Transferring Load in a Joint - Load transferring systems and related methods for transferring load in a joint are provided. The load transferring system may include two bases configured to couple to bones defining a joint and a spring configured to couple to the bases. The spring may be configured to exert a tensile force between the bases during flexion of the joint. The load transferring system may be employed to treat symptoms associated with osteoarthritis of the lateral compartment of the knee joint. Thus, the bases may respectively couple to the femur and tibia. The spring may exert tensile force therebetween during flexion of the knee joint so as to unload the lateral compartment of the knee joint by transferring load from the lateral compartment of the knee joint to the medial compartment of the knee joint. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130331941 | DOUBLE BUNDLE ACL REPAIR SYSTEM - A system for single tunnel, double bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction includes implant constructs and instruments. The implant constructs provide a combination of cortical fixation and bone tunnel aperture fixation. The implant constructs separate a graft into distinct bundles. The instruments are used to prepare shaped bone tunnels to receive the implant constructs and graft bundles. Methods for reconstructing the antero-medial and postero-lateral bundles of the anterior cruciate ligament may rely on single femoral and tibial tunnels and a single strand of graft. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140025166 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR STABILIZING TISSUE AND IMPLANTS - An implant for repairing a joint between a first bone and a second bone includes a first section constructed of a substantially rigid material and a graft constructed of soft tissue having a first end and a second end. The first section has a first end surface configured for positioning against the first bone. The graft is configured for stabilizing the first section relative to the first bone. A first fastener is configured for mounting to the graft and the first section to anchor the graft to the first section. A second fastener is configured for mounting to the graft and the first bone to anchor the graft to the first bone. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140031932 | DOUBLE BUNDLE ACL REPAIR - A system for single tunnel, double bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction includes implant constructs and instruments. The implant constructs provide a combination of cortical fixation and bone tunnel aperture fixation. The implant constructs separate a graft into distinct bundles. The instruments are used to prepare shaped bone tunnels to receive the implant constructs and graft bundles. Methods for reconstructing the antero-medial and postero-lateral bundles of the anterior cruciate ligament may rely on single femoral and tibial tunnels and a single strand of graft. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140156004 | Method and Apparatus for Altering Biomechanics of the Articular Joints - Pathology of the human knee can arise from excessive and/or uneven loading of regions within the joint. Methods and apparatus are disclosed that enable displacement of soft tissue around the knee, without displacing or severing bone thereby altering the mechanical load distribution within the joint in a less invasive manner than previous techniques. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140156005 | Method and Apparatus for Altering Biomechanics of the Articular Joints - Pathology of the human knee can arise from excessive and/or uneven loading of regions within the joint. Methods and apparatus are disclosed that enable displacement of soft tissue around the knee, without displacing or severing bone thereby altering the mechanical load distribution within the joint in a less invasive manner than previous techniques. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140243976 | HYBRID DOUBLE BUNDLE ACL/PCL GRAFT CONSTRUCT WITH A SINGLE GRAFT - Techniques and reconstruction systems for fixation of bone to bone, or soft tissue to bone, that allow a double-bundle type construct with only three tunnels, a single graft and individual tensioning in each of the three tunnels. Alternative double-bundle ACL/PCL fixation techniques are provided that employ a double-bundle type construct with only a single graft and three tunnels/sockets. The double-bundle ACL and PCL techniques and constructs allow individual tensioning of each of the bundles (e.g., tensioning of each of the anteromedial (AM) and posterolateral (PL) bundles of the ACL) and eliminate the need for additional fixation devices (for example, interference screws) to secure the bundles within the bone tunnels/sockets. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140277444 | Structure and Method for Treating Patello-Femoral Osteoarthritis - Implant apparatus and methods directed toward treating conditions involving the knee joint and the patella specifically are disclosed. Implants that maintain alignment or address misalignment of a patella through a full range of motion of the knee joint are disclosed. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140277445 | Extra-Articular Implantable Mechanical Energy Absorbing Assemblies and Methods - Implantable assemblies/devices and methods for manipulating energy transferred by members defining an anatomical joint, wherein the members collectively define a path of motion. Assemblies/devices are provided with a first component configured to be attached to a first member of the anatomical joint, a second component configured to be attached to a second member of the anatomical joint; and a hydraulic member joining the first and second components. The hydraulic member is placed under compression to absorb energy transferred by the members when the first component is attached to the first member and the second component is attached to the second member and a distance between locations of attachment of the first and second components becomes smaller then a predefined distance between the locations. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140277446 | Implantation Approach and Instrumentality for an Energy Absorbing System - A system for manipulating energy transferred by members defining a joint and a method of implantation includes a first attachment structure configured to be attached to a first member of the joint and a second attachment structure configured to be attached to a second member of the joint. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140296979 | Implantable System With Elastic Components | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140303729 | INTERFERENCE WEDGE FOR SECURING AN ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT GRAFT IN A BONE TUNNEL - A wedge is used to engage on one side with a femoral tunnel or a tibial tunnel and on the opposite side engage with a bone plug. This is accomplished by forming a wedge being substantially semi-circular on one side and flat on the opposite side. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140324167 | METHOD FOR CREATING A DOUBLE BUNDLE LIGAMENT ORIENTATION IN A SINGLE BONE TUNNEL DURING KNEE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION - A method and construct for joint repair in which attachment of a double bundle graft ligament approximates anatomic orientation using interference fixation in a single bone tunnel. The double bundle graft features separable strands. A threaded screw is inserted between the separable strands and provides interference fixation of the graft against radially opposing walls defining the bone tunnel. Attachment of the graft using separated strands more closely approximate the configuration of the native ligament. The resulting reconstruction exhibits mechanical functionality that more accurately mimics that of the intact joint, with a minimum of associated tissue morbidity. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140330378 | DOUBLE-LOOP ENDOBUTTON, OVOID TUNNEL GUIDE, AND METHOD OF ACL RE-CONSTRUCTION USING THE OVOID TUNNEL GUIDE AND THE DOUBLE-LOOP ENDOBUTTON - A graft attachment apparatus including at least two separately formed filament loops, and a fixation member comprising at least one opening configured to receive the at least two separately formed filament loops. The at least two separately formed filament loops are continuous loops. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140350674 | Ligament System For Knee Joint - A system for an anatomical joint includes a first fastener, a second fastener, a prosthetic ligament member, and a biasing member associated with at least one of the first and second fasteners. The first fastener is operable to be connected to a first bone portion. The second fastener is operable to be connected to a second bone portion. The prosthetic ligament member is flexible and is directly coupled to both the first and second fasteners to support the first bone portion and the second bone portion for relative movement. A portion of the prosthetic ligament member extends from the first fastener to the second fastener and has an adjustable length. The biasing member is operable to bias the prosthetic ligament member to thereby maintain tension in the prosthetic ligament member. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140379081 | IN VIVO HYDRAULIC FIXATION INCLUDING BIO-RIVETS USING BIOCOMPATIBLE EXPANDABLE FIBERS - The disclosure describes implantable medical products, that include dry or partially hydrated biocompatible constructs comprising collagen fibers configured to expand in situ after implantation to frictionally engage a bone tunnel wall to thereby affix the construct in the bone tunnel. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150073551 | BIOMIMETIC TISSUE GRAFT FOR LIGAMENT REPLACEMENT - Implantable biomimetic ligaments suitable for use in ligament replacement, including, but not limited to, that of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are provided. The replacement implants consist of a biocompatible degradable polymeric scaffold seeded with mesenchymal stem cells (or a combination of different phenotypes). The use of materials such as polylactic acid, fibrin, and nanohydroxyapatite particles, area-dependent compositional modifications, surface topography, biochemical manipulations, and selective growth environments in vitro, allows the scaffold to be populated with the cells mimetic of the native tissue. The mechanical properties of the scaffold support the development of subchondral bone, mineralized fibrocartilage, non-mineralized fibrocartilage, and the ligament proper. The scaffold can be rolled up, transitioning the two-dimensional planar scaffold to a three-dimensional graft for implantation. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150100121 | BIOMIMMETIC NANOFIBER SCAFFOLD FOR SOFT TISSUE AND SOFT TISSUE-TO-BONE REPAIR, AUGMENTATION AND REPLACEMENT - An implantable device is provided for soft-tissue or soft tissue-to-bone repair, fixation, augmentation, or replacement that includes a biomimetic and biodegradable nanofiber scaffold. Also provided is a fully synthetic implantable multiphased scaffold which includes, in a single continuous construct, a plurality of phases to mimic the natural anatomy of a tendon or ligament and their insertion sites. Also provided are scaffold apparatuses for musculoskeletal tissue engineering. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150335418 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING TISSUE TO BONE - Disclosed herein are methods and devices for securing soft tissue to a rigid material such as bone. A tissue anchoring device is described that comprises an anchor body and a spreader such that tissue may be captured or compressed between outside surfaces on the anchor and inside surfaces of a bone tunnel to secure the tissue within the tunnel. An anchoring device is described that comprises an anchor body having compressible tabs with teeth, and a spreader that forces the compressible tabs into an expanded state when inserted into anchor body, facilitating engagement between bone and the teeth of the compressible tabs. Also described is an inserter tool that can be used to insert the anchor into bone and move the spreader within the anchor to expand the anchor and capture the tissue between the anchor and the bone. Methods are described that enable use of the bone anchoring device to secure a tissue graft into the tibial and femoral bones during anterior cruciate ligament (“ACL”) reconstruction. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20160022414 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION - Apparatus for reconstructing a ligament, the apparatus comprising: a fixation device for maintaining a graft ligament in a bone hole, the fixation device comprising: a fixation screw comprising a body having screw threads formed thereon; and a ligament spacer mounted to the fixation screw, the ligament spacer comprising a canted face disposed opposite the fixation screw; such that when a graft ligament is disposed within a bone hole, the fixation screw and ligament spacer may be advanced into the bone hole alongside the graft ligament so that the fixation screw creates an interference fit between the graft ligament and the wall of the bone hole, and the ligament spacer creates an interference fit between the graft ligament and the wall of the bone hole, with the canted face of the ligament spacer being aligned with the adjacent surface of the bone. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160030156 | System and Method for Load Balancing in Knee Replacement Procedures - The present disclosure relates to a system and method of knee ligament balancing for knee replacement procedures. The disclosure provides a system of components to implant to achieve ligament balancing. In addition, instruments and methods are provided to achieve the desired balance of the ligaments before final fixation. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160038274 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING TISSUE TO BONE - Disclosed herein are methods and devices for securing soft tissue to a rigid material such as bone. A tissue anchoring device is described that comprises an anchor body and a spreader such that tissue may be captured or compressed between outside surfaces on the anchor and inside surfaces of a bone tunnel to secure the tissue within the tunnel. Methods are described that enable use of the bone anchoring device to secure a tissue graft into the tibial and femoral bones during anterior cruciate ligament (“ACL”) reconstruction. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160067372 | MEDICAL CONSTRUCTS OF TWISTED LENGTHS OF COLLAGEN FIBERS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Medical constructs with twisted cables formed from a plurality of collagen fibers twisted together to form strands and those strands twisted together to form cables and relate methods of twisting the collagen fibers to form the medical constructs while holding the fibers and strands of fibers in tension and twisting in a first direction (i.e., in a clockwise direction), then twisting them in a second opposing (counterclockwise) direction for a number of twists per inch. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160089231 | Method of Performing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Biodegradable Interference Screw - A method of replacing an ACL with a graft. The method provides for the drilling bone tunnels in a femur and a tibia. A replacement graft is provided having first and second ends. A biodegradable composite screw is provided. The screw is made from a biodegradable polymer and a bioceramic or a bioglass. At least one end of the graft is secured in a bone tunnel using the biodegradable composite screw. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160120639 | LIGAMENT FIXING AND A METHOD OF ATTACHING A LIGAMENT - An artificial ligament is provided having an elongate body and two ends, with a loop being provided at least one of the ends and a loop liner being provided within the loop. A kit of artificial ligaments is also provided with each ligament in the kit having a different fixed length. Also provided are methods for determining a length of artificial ligament to be used within a prosthetic knee joint, selecting a ligament from a range or kit of ligaments, and implanting a prosthetic knee joint assembly comprising an artificial ligament. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160184083 | TISSUE GRAFT FIXATION - The present disclosure relates to a graft fixation device including a body configured and arranged for passage through a bone tunnel when oriented generally longitudinally with respect to the bone tunnel, and for residing against bone defining an opening to the bone tunnel when oriented generally transversely with respect to the bone tunnel. The body defines an enclosed channel for receiving a member such that the member is substantially evenly distributed about a longitudinal extent of the body so that the body maintains a generally longitudinal orientation during passage through the tunnel, and includes a cross bar about which the member is looped when the body resides against the bone defining the opening to the bone tunnel. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160193033 | LIGAMENT ASSEMBLY | 07-07-2016 |
