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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Depuy Mitek, Llc, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Lisa M. Donnelly, Wellesley, MA (US);
Yufu Li, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Joan M. Sullivan, Hanover, MA (US);
Gregory R. Whittaker, Stoneham, MA (US);
J. Jenny Yuan, Neshanic Station, NJ (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Mitek, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61L 31/12 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61L 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61F 2/08 (2013.01); A61L 31/026 (2013.01); A61L 31/127 (2013.01); A61L 31/128 (2013.01); A61L 31/148 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0829 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0858 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0882 (2013.01); A61L 2400/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of replacing an ACL with a graft. The method provides for the drilling bone tunnels in a femur and a tibia. A replacement graft is provided having first and second ends. A biodegradable composite screw is provided. The screw is made from a biodegradable polymer and a bioceramic or a bioglass. At least one end of the graft is secured in a bone tunnel using the biodegradable composite screw.