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7309356 Bone-tendon- bone assembly with cancellous allograft bone block  
The invention is directed toward a bone-tendon-bone assembly extended between two shaped cancellous bone blocks and a method of inserting same in a joint. Each substantially cylindrically shaped...
7195642 Method and apparatus for fixing a graft in a bone tunnel  
A graft ligament for cross-pinning in a bone tunnel, the ligament comprising a tendon having first, second and third portions in series along the length thereof. The first and third portions are...
7041138 Flexible spine stabilization systems  
A spine stabilization system includes a flexible member attachable to a portion of the spinal column. The member includes components that are oriented and function similar to the natural fiber...
6872227 Strip-like implant  
A strip-like implant ( 1 ) has a tape ( 2 ) with a first end ( 4 ) and with a second end ( 6 ). In the area of at least one of the two ends ( 4, 6 ), a disk-like application aid ( 10 ) aligned with...
6866681 Pre-adjusted prosthetic ligament and method of manufacture  
A prosthetic ligament and its method of manufacture is provided by which the prosthetic ligament is comprised of a plurality of strands aligned in a parallel lengthwise relationship to form a...
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,...
6652585 Flexible spine stabilization system  
A spine stabilization system includes a flexible member attachable to a portion of the spinal column. The member includes components that are oriented and function similar to the natural fiber...
6626942 Implant for implantation in humans or animals comprising flexible thread-shaped elements  
Biodegradable porous implants are provided which are biocompatible with humans and animals, and which comprise bundles of flexible threads, each of the bundles including a plurality of flexible...
6517578 Graft suspension device  
The invention describes a graft suspension device 2 for suspending a ligament in a bone hole. The suspension device 2 comprises a first loop 4 and second loop 6 suspended from an anchor 8 ...
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...
5356434 Artificial ligaments  
An artificial ligament (10) has a bundle of coextensive elongate elements (11) held at their opposite ends in a mutual one-to-one relationship with the relative disposition of the individual...
5197983 Ligament and tendon prosthesis  
This invention provides for an improved implantable prosthetic device and in particular to a prosthetic ligament or tendon. One process provides for a means by which tensile loads may be...
5192322 Implant for a prosthetic ligament and/or tendon replacement  
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...
5176708 Prosthetic implant  
The ligament prosthesis is formed of concentric tubes of filaments threads. In addition, a layer of elastomer is disposed over at least the outermost tube to act as an impermeable layer to the...
5116372 Artificial ligament in synthetic materials impregnated and coated with elastic resin and its coating procedure  
This invetions concerns a prosthetic ligament which consists of a core (1) constituted from adjacent longitudinal synthetic fibres, which are coated with a biocompatible visco-elastic substance,...
4950293 Prosthetic ligamentary device  
A prosthetic ligamentary device consists of one or two longitudinal elements of relatively inelastic material and an element of relatively elastic material. When the longitudinal elment (s) is or...
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...
4863471 Crucial ligament replacement for a knee joint  
The crucial ligament replacement is formed with two cords to define the anterior crucial ligament and posterior crucial ligament. The cords interpenetrate each other within sections of relatively...
4795466 Artificial crucial ligament for a knee joint  
The artificial crucial ligament is formed of a plurality of tubes which are disposed in concentric relation to define a stem. Alternating tubes extend from the stem to form two branches. The tubes...
4773910 Permanent ligament prosthesis  
A cruciate ligament prosthesis constructed with two separately tensionable strands. Each strand is composed of a plurality of fine polyolefin filaments, each filament having a diameter of from 25...
4642119 Connective tissue prosthesis  
A prosthesis, such as a ligament or tendon prosthesis, comprises a low elastic modulus load bearing element (1) to which are attached a plurality of fine filaments (3) having a higher elastic...
4345339 Biologically implantable member for a tendon and/or ligament  
The tendon and/or ligament substitute is inelastic in the longitudinal direction and is formed of a round rope having a core filament and outer filaments of smaller diameter surrounding the core...
4149277 Artificial tendon prostheses  
Biocompatible artificial tendon or ligament prostheses having an exterior adherent coating of vapor deposited carbon, comprising a strand of a plurality of fibers each of which is designed to...
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