Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Implantable prosthesis – Ligament or tendon
Patent
1989-11-06
1990-08-07
Frinks, Ronald L.
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Implantable prosthesis
Ligament or tendon
A61F 208
Patent
active
049463772
ABSTRACT:
A prosthetic tissue repair device having one or more eyelets, intended for use in the augmentation or replacement of biological tissue, and to a method of making such a device, and to a method of using such a device. The device is intended to function in parallel with or in place of biological tissue so that it is partially or entirely responsible for the forces normally transmitted through the tissue and can be intended to function in this capacity either temporarily, i.e., during healing of the biological tissue, or permanently, i.e., to replace the biological tissue.
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Frinks Ronald L.
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
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