Methods and apparatuses for attaching tissue to orthopaedic implants

US8177849B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Zimmer, Inc. · US

Inventors

• John E. Meyers · Columbia City, US
• Robert E. Montgomery · Los Angeles, US
• Douglas G. Branscome · Fort Wayne, US
• Clarence M. Panchison · Warsaw, US
• Kelly A. Timmons · Warsaw, US
• Kimberly Les · Clarkston, US
• Peter Darrigan · Fort Wayne, US
• Lawrence F. Peek · Warsaw, US
• Ernust U. Conrad · Seattle, US
• Peter S. Walker · Ridgewood, US
• Mary I. O'Connor · Jacksonville, US
• Gary D. Bos · Moxee, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 13, 2009
• Grant date: May 15, 2012
• Expiry date: Nov 13, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2310/00161
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for attaching tissue structures to orthopedic implants. In one exemplary embodiment, the methods and apparatuses are used to attach soft tissue and/or bone to a proximal tibial implant. In another exemplary embodiment, the methods and apparatuses are used to attach soft tissue and/or bone to a proximal femoral implant.