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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:
Apr. 28, 1992
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven J May, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Craig L Van Kampen, Oakdale, MN (US);
David L Butler, Fairfield, OH (US);
Edward S Grood, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Steven D Hoffman, Cold Spring, KY (US);
Frank R Noyes, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 13 ; 623 16 ; 606 72 ; 606 73 ; 606 90 ;
Abstract
This invention provides improved prosthetic devices for the replacement of a ligament or a tendon. The tension borne by the prosthetic ligament or tendon can be readily increased or decreased without disturbing the attachment of the device to bone and without removal of the prosthetic ligament or tendon from the other components of the device.