Methods and apparatuses for attaching tissue to orthopaedic implants

US9005305B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Zimmer, Inc. · US

Inventors

• John E. Meyers · Columbia City, US
• Robert E. Montgomery · Los Angeles, US
• Dennis R. Aquilo · Winona Lake, US
• Douglas G. Branscome · Fort Wayne, US
• Kelly A. Timmons · Warsaw, US
• Kimberly Les · Clarkston, US
• Peter F. Choong · Melbourne, AU
• Peter Darrigan · Fort Wayne, US
• Luke Vaughan · Del Mar, US
• Ernest U. Conrad · Seattle, US
• Jay S. Wunder · Toronto, CA
• David H. Anderson · Fort Wayne, US
• Kevin S. Cook · Carl Junction, US
• G. Douglas Letson · Tampa, US
• Gary D. Bos · Moxee, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 26, 2012
• Grant date: Apr 14, 2015
• Expiry date: May 19, 2032

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 orthopaedic 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.