Patent ID: 6866681
Filing Date: 2005-03-15
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for producing a prosthetic ligament to replace a natural joint ligament, said method comprising: first applying a predetermined torsion individually to each of a plurality of strands, thereafter forming a bundle of said strands aligned in a parallel lengthwise relationship, each strand having a median part and first and second end parts, securing said strands to each other at said respective first and second end parts to form first and second end sections of said bundle, said first and second end sections forming respective end members of said prosthetic ligament, and having sufficient length to be embedded in bone insertion tunnels of a joint, and leaving said median parts of said strands unattached to collectively form a middle section of said bundle, said middle section of said bundle comprising a central member of said prosthetic ligament approximating a length of an intra-articular portion of a natural ligament.