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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2018
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Rajan Yadav, New Delhi, IN;
David Viscardi, Glen Rock, NJ (US);
Koustubh Rao, Haryana, IN;
Nicholas Olson, Belleville, NJ (US);
Roy Philip Splieth, Central Valley, NY (US);
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are an implant with a suture passage and a method of attaching sutures to the same. The implant may include a suture pocket having a first pocket, a second pocket, and a suture hole disposed therebetween. The first pocket may have a first wall segment, the second pocket may have a second wall segment, and the suture hole may have a first sidewall segment extending from a first opening to a second opening. The first wall segment, the second wall segment, and the first sidewall segment may form a contiguous wall. A method of attaching a suture to the implant may include placing a tip of a suture needle on the first wall segment, sliding the suture needle into the first opening and pushing the suture needle through the suture hole.