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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2019
Biomet Uk Healthcare Limited, Bridgend, GB;
Christopher Dodd, Oxford, GB;
David Wycliffe Murray, Oxford, GB;
John O'connor, Oxford, GB;
Christopher Dodd, Oxford, GB;
David Wycliffe Murray, Oxford, GB;
John O'Connor, Oxford, GB;
Russell Lloyd, Swindon, GB;
Mona Alinejad, London, GB;
Biomet UK Healthcare Limited, Bridgend, GB;
Abstract
A ligament assembly () comprising a resilient element () connected to a bone anchor () and a ligament (), the resilient element () acting m a cantilever and resisting toads transmitted between the bone anchor () and the ligament () by virtue of the resistance to bending of the resilient element. The ligament () may comprise an artificial ligament () which is adapted to replace a human or animal ligament. The resilient element () may comprise a spiral spring and may act as a biasing element/shock absorber operatively coupled to the artificial ligament () to control the effective stiffness of the artificial ligament (). Consequently, the resilient element () enables an effective stiffness of the artificial ligament () to be achieved that more closely approximates the stiffness of a natural ligament.