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7338531 Textile prosthesis  
A textile prosthesis comprising a unitary body of predetermined shape having structural integrity, the body including at least one anchorage body portion for attachment to an anatomical body part,...
6773459 Medical, bioresorbable implant, process for its production and the use thereof  
A medical, bioresorbable implant, particularly for cruciate ligament augmentation, is constructed as a composite structure in textile construction from at least two biocompatible polymer materials,...
6599319 Prosthetic ligament  
A prosthetic ligament includes a cord of thermotropic liquid crystal filaments. The cord preferably comprises multi-filament thermotropic liquid crystal filaments. The cord has an eye spliced at...
6296659 Single-tailed suturing method and apparatus  
A suture loop is formed in a hollow braided suture by feeding one end of a length of suture through a part in the braid of the suture and into the inner lumen formed by the hollow braid. The...
6221107 Ligament fixation device and method  
The invention relates to a device for attaching a ligament graft to the inside of a bone passage from a proximal location, the device including (1) a non-expansible ring having an interior passage...
5800543 Artificial ligament  
A method of manufacturing an artificial ligament device, which may be a ligament augmentation device, a delivery device for an autologous graft, or a prosthetic ligament, comprises securing a...
4942875 Surgical repair device having absorbable and nonabsorbable components  
A surgical repair device having a length to width ratio of greater than one is disclosed. The device has an absorbable component consisting essentially of a first plurality of fibers. Each fiber of...
4932972 Prosthetic ligament  
A prosthetic ligament assembly includes a nonaugmented prosthetic ligament for permanently replacing a natural ligament spanning first and second body members, such as the femur and tibia, and a...
4917700 Prosthetic ligament  
A prosthetic ligament includes a braided jacket with an unbraided core which is formed with a portion of the fibers of the braided jacket. This portion is isolated from the remaining braided jacket...
4917699 Prosthetic ligament  
A prosthetic ligament is constructed from a three-dimensional braider. The prosthetic ligament includes an eyelet at a first end and a pigtail at a second end. The pigtail is removed during surgery...
4834755 Triaxially-braided fabric prosthesis  
A novel prosthesis for use in repairing or replacing soft tissue is disclosed, which comprises a triaxially-braided fabric element having interwoven first, second and third sets of fibers, with the...
4790850 Phosthetic ligament  
A prosthetic ligament assembly includes a nonaugmented prosthetic ligament for permanently replacing a natural ligament spanning first and second body members, such as the femur and tibia, and a...
4728329 Prosthetic band  
The prosthetic band is formed of concentric flexible sleeve-like elements formed of braided filaments for use as a transverse ligament for a knee joint. The band has a central flexible zone having...
3176316 Plastic prosthetic tendon  
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