Bundle graft and method of making same
US8202318B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 8, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2220/0075
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A graft construct formed of a plurality of single tendon strands or soft tissue grafts placed together so that at least a portion of one of the single tendon strands is wrapped around a portion of another of the single tendon strands by employing suturing, for example. The graft construct is provided with at least two regions, one region formed of at least a plurality of tendon strands tied together, and the other region formed of loose segments of the plurality of tendon strands.
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