Patent ID: 9744042
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. An anatomically shaped implant, for attachment to an edge of a defect in a bone structure, the implant comprising a central portion and a peripheral rim and the central portion extending from the peripheral rim in a direction of extension, wherein the direction of extension at or near the peripheral rim is substantially perpendicular to a tangential plane along the peripheral rim, wherein the peripheral rim is configured to be attached to the edge of the defect in the bone structure and comprises at least one mounting portion in a convex portion of an outwardly facing surface of the peripheral rim when the implant is implanted, wherein the at least one mounting portion comprises a channel which is configured to accommodate a fastener such that at least a portion of the fastener is extendible along an axis through the channel and through the peripheral rim, wherein the channel extends along the axis through the peripheral rim, the axis being oriented at an angle which is at most acute with respect to a surface of the implant and the direction of extension of the central portion of the implant at or near the channel, and wherein the axis extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the tangential plane at or near an intersection of the axis with the peripheral rim, wherein the implant is configured such that upon placing the implant in the defect, the central portion covers and closes the defect and the fastener is arranged in the channel and movably with respect to the channel and extendible along the axis into the edge of the bone defect in a controllable manner.