Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of performing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using biodegradable interference screw
- Patent Title (中): 使用可生物降解的干涉螺钉进行前十字韧带重建的方法
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Application No.: US14484712Application Date: 2014-09-12
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Publication No.: US09226816B2Publication Date: 2016-01-05
- Inventor: Lisa M. Donnelly , Yufu Li , Joan M. Sullivan , Gregory R. Whittaker , J. Jenny Yuan
- Applicant: DePuy Mitek, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MA Raynham
- Assignee: DePuy Mitek, LLC
- Current Assignee: DePuy Mitek, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Raynham
- Main IPC: A61F2/08
- IPC: A61F2/08 ; A61L31/12 ; A61L31/14 ; A61L31/02
Abstract:
A method of replacing an ACL with a graft. The method provides for the drilling bone tunnels in a femur and a tibia. A replacement graft is provided having first and second ends. A biodegradable composite screw is provided. The screw is made from a biodegradable polymer and a bioceramic or a bioglass. At least one end of the graft is secured in a bone tunnel using the biodegradable composite screw.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140379082A1 Method of Performing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Biodegradable Interference Screw Public/Granted day:2014-12-25
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