Adjustable and fixed assembled bone-tendon-bone graft
US9717586B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0081
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention has multiple aspects relating to a bone-tendon-bone graft and components thereof. Embodiments of the present invention comprise an intermediate bone block that is used to adjustably secure soft tissue (e.g., tendon) in a patient. The present invention further relates to an assembled bone-tendon-bone graft suitable for implantation in humans comprising the intermediate bone block and a length of soft tissue. In a preferred embodiment, a bone-tendon-bone graft comprises a length of soft tissue (e.g., tendon) extending from a first assembled bone block to a second bone block and then doubles back to said first assembled bone block. Depending upon the embodiment, the second bone block fixedly or slideably attaches to the length of soft tissue and facilitates it doubling back to the first assembled bone block.
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