Patent ID: 11857426
Assignee: HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An orthopedic assembly, comprising:
a tibial prosthesis having an anterior side, a posterior side, and first and second openings each extending therethrough from the anterior side to the posterior side, the first and second openings respectively being defined at least in part by a first sidewall, the first sidewall of the first opening including an interior convex surface portion extending along a length direction of the first opening such that a first width of the first opening at the convex surface portion is narrower than a second width of the first opening at one of the anterior and posterior sides; and
a filamentary fixation device made from a filamentary material having a longitudinal axis, a width, and a thickness, the width and thickness extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the width being greater than the thickness, and the width and length defining a first side and an opposed second side of the filamentary fixation device,
wherein the filamentary fixation device extends through the first and second openings such that the first side of the filamentary fixation device faces outwardly away from the tibial prosthesis and the second side of the filamentary fixation device faces inwardly toward the tibial prosthesis.