Patent ID: 8845725
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for anchoring a tendon or ligament into a pre-drilled bore in a bone, said apparatus comprising: an implant having a body member and a pair of legs, each of the pair of legs extending from the body member and terminating at a free end, the implant comprising a substantially planar top surface formed on the body member opposite the pair of legs, the top surface comprising a pair of oppositely disposed, concave edges and a pair of oppositely disposed, convex edges; a pair of oppositely disposed convex sidewalls extending downwardly from the convex edges; a pair of oppositely disposed concave sidewalls extending downwardly from the concave edges; the pair of legs defining a straddle for the tendon or ligament; and a fixation member for securing the implant in the pre-drilled bore of the bone such that the tendon or ligament is permanently held within the straddle; wherein a length of the concave edges is greater than a length of the convex edges; wherein the convex sidewalls are narrower than the concave sidewalls.