Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Implantable prosthesis – Ligament or tendon
Patent
1984-07-09
1987-05-26
Apley, Richard J.
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Implantable prosthesis
Ligament or tendon
623 16, 128 92R, A61F 208
Patent
active
046682333
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to a new prosthetic ligament and a set of surgical instruments for use in the surgical replacement of a ligament and in particular for inserting a prosthetic ligament into the body.
The ligament in accordance with the invention comprises an elongate foraminous flexible strip, having at one end a pouch portion capable of receiving a bone plug and including an opening through which the bone plug may be inserted into the end portion, the pouch portion also including a closure or the like to prevent escape of the bone plug in a direction away from the center of the ligament.
The set of surgical instruments includes a new bone plug extractor which is adapted to sever the base of the bone plug from a host bone to allow complete separation of the bone plug.
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Linton, The Modern Textile Dictionary, 1957, pp. 389, 390 and 434.
Seedhorn et al., "The Leeds-Keio Artificial Ligament for Replacing the Cruciates", Imeche, c200/84, 1984, pp. 99-110.
Fujikawa Kyosuke
Seedhom Bahaa B.
Apley Richard J.
Cannon Alan W.
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