Patent ID: 9510883
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A method for securing soft tissue to a bone, comprising: providing a soft tissue segment sandwiched between a top exterior surface of an inner clamping member and a bottom exterior surface of an outer clamping member with the soft tissue segment clamped down between the top exterior surface of the inner clamping member and the bottom exterior surface of the outer clamping member so as to provide a soft tissue-holding assembly secured to a bone of a patient with a fastener extending through a first opening in the bottom exterior surface of the outer clamping member, through the soft tissue segment, through a second opening in the top exterior surface of the inner clamping member, and into the bone for securing the soft tissue segment to the bone, wherein the top exterior surface of the inner clamping member is made at least in part of a first highly porous biomaterial in contact with the soft tissue segment and having a porosity of between 55% and 90% for facilitating ingrowth of the soft tissue segment into the inner clamping member, and wherein the bottom exterior surface of the outer clamping member is made at least in part of a second highly porous biomaterial in contact with the soft tissue segment and having a porosity of between 55% and 90% for facilitating ingrowth of the soft tissue segment into the outer clamping member.