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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2022
Applicant:
Restor3d, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Inventor:
Grant Edward Garrigues, Hinsdale, IL (US);
Assignee:
RESTOR3D, INC., Durham, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61F 2/30749 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0852 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30784 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are ligament docking implants and methods for making and using the same. In at least one embodiment, the implants include at least one docking recess configured to receive a tissue structure such as a ligament and connect said tissue to the implant via suitable surgical techniques. In at least one embodiment, the docking recesses of the implant include a gyroid architecture that provides for improved mechanical performance and tissue integration. In various embodiments, the present methods of using the ligament docking implants include the use of sutures to connect tissue to the implant via the docking recess.