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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Juergen Eichhorn, Mitterfels, DE;
Nicola Giordano, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Karl-Ernst Kienzle, Immendingen, DE;
Assignee:
Aesculap AG & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 1314 ; 606232 ;
Abstract
To be able to secure the tendon replacement member without additionally weakening the tibia in the case of an implant for securing a tendon replacement member to a channel receiving the tendon replacement member in the region of the tibia close to the knee, it is proposed that the implant is in the form of a disc with passages for threads connected to the tendon replacement member and is dimensioned so that it completely covers the outlet opening of the channel from the tibia.