Patent · US Expired

Attaching fibrous connective tissue to bone

US3973277A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 23, 1975
Grant dateAug 10, 1976
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 23, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2002/0888
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A bone implant for attaching fibrous connective tissue such as a tendon or ligament, either artificial or natural, to bone, which comprises a tapered porous plug, preferably of sintered metal; a tendon prosthesis having such a plug at its distal end is also disclosed.

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