Self-locking joint connector

Details Self-locking joint connector Self-locking joint connector

1989-10-26

1992-09-29

Hafer, Robert A.

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

623 13, A61B 1756

Patent

active

051511045

ABSTRACT:
A device suitable for use in a wide variety of types of joints of the body of a human or other mammal is provided. The device is especially useful for implantation into the human femur so as to repair an anterior cruciate ligament. The device is self-locking and can be used to connect two parts of a joint together by means of an artificial ligament (if desired) or by means of a biological graft (either allegraft or autogenous, including bone with a natural tendon attached thereto). The device permits the surgeon very simply to do a revision from such a mechanical ligament to a biological graft or vice-versa, as desired; that is, the device of the invention is fully revisable. A method of connecting two parts of a joint is also given.

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