Implant for a prosthetic ligament and/or tendon replacement

Details Implant for a prosthetic ligament and/or tendon replacement Implant for a prosthetic ligament and/or tendon replacement

1990-12-03

1993-03-09

Shay, Randy C.

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Implantable prosthesis

Ligament or tendon

A61F 208

Patent

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051923220

ABSTRACT:
The implant may be used as prosthetic replacement for a ligament and/or tendon. The implant has a plurality of discrete longitudinal strands disposed in side-by-side relation with transverse filaments about the strands. Individual sub-zones of the ligament are folded over in a transverse manner about a longitudinal axis of the sub-zone with intermediate zones being in an unfolded state. The intermediate zones may be formed solely of longitudinal strands to enhance flexibility.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3971670 (1976-07-01), Homsy
patent: 4209859 (1980-07-01), Hoffman
patent: 4663886 (1987-05-01), Moorse et al.
patent: 5004474 (1991-04-01), Fronk et al.

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