IMPLANT FOR ATTACHING A TENDON OR A LIGAMENT TO A HARD TISSUE

An implant for attaching a tendon or ligament to a hard tissue is provided. The implant includes a head, a first prong, a second prong, first pillars for contacting a hard tissue, first slots to be occupied by the hard tissue, second pillars for contacting a tendon or ligament, and second slots to b...

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Main Authors PRICE, James, CAUSEY, Gregory, PICHA, George, J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 20.07.2022
Subjects
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PROSTHESES
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Summary:An implant for attaching a tendon or ligament to a hard tissue is provided. The implant includes a head, a first prong, a second prong, first pillars for contacting a hard tissue, first slots to be occupied by the hard tissue, second pillars for contacting a tendon or ligament, and second slots to be occupied by the tendon or ligament. The implant has a Youngs modulus of elasticity of at least 3 GPa, a first surface ratio of the sum of the volumes of the first slots to the sum of the volumes of the first pillars and the first slots of 0.40:1 to 0.90:1, and a second surface ratio of the sum of the volumes of the second slots to the sum of the volumes of the second pillars and the second slots of 0.60:1 to 0.98:1. The second surface ratio is greater than the first surface ratio.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20200862391