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

Claim 11:
12. An orthopedic assembly, comprising:
a tibial prosthesis having an anterior side, a posterior side, and first and second openings extending therethrough from the anterior side to the posterior side, the first and second openings each defining an anterior aperture and a posterior aperture and each being defined by a first sidewall and a second sidewall; and
a filamentary fixation device having first and second free ends extending from the respective first and second openings and an intermediate portion extending between the first and second openings, the intermediate portion having a first orientation and the first and second free ends engaging the first sidewall so that they each have a second orientation different from the first orientation,
wherein the first opening tapers from the anterior aperture and from the posterior aperture such that an interior portion of the first opening has an interior width dimension less than a first exterior width dimension of the first opening at the anterior aperture or a second exterior width dimension of the first opening at the posterior aperture,
wherein the interior portion of the first opening includes a convex surface portion extending along a length direction of the first opening.