Patent ID: 9737349
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F,F04C

Claim:
1. A cage for use in treating an injured anterior cruciate ligament, the cage comprising: an elongated spine having a proximal end and a distal end; a plurality of ribs, each rib extending laterally from the elongated spine and terminating in first and second side surfaces that define the thickness of the rib, wherein each rib has a length and a width defining a planar surface, and wherein the width, the length, or the width and the length of the ribs progressively narrow from the proximal end to the distal end of the elongated spine, thereby generating a wedge-shaped cage; and a plurality of spikes extending from the first side surfaces, the second side surfaces, or the first and second side surfaces of each rib.