Patent ID: 9629706
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. An assembly for fixing a ligament in bone, the assembly comprising: a suspension member comprising a length of flexible material, the suspension member having a first end for receiving a bone graft, the first end of the suspension member defining a loop; and an implant having a mechanism for fixedly receiving a second end of the suspension member; wherein the implant at least partially suspends the suspension member within the implant, allowing for bony in-growth; wherein the implant comprises at least one oxen helical coil screw thread having a cannulation defining an internal volume extending a length of the implant, the cannulation communicating with a region exterior to the at least one open helical coil screw thread through a spacing between turns of the at least one open helical coil screw thread; and wherein the second end of the suspension member comprises at least two hook portions and the mechanism comprises a receiver for fixedly receiving the at least two hook portions in the implant.