Patent ID: 8617251
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of reconstructing a carpometacarpal (CMC) joint of a thumb of a hand, comprising: a) implanting an implant having an elongated tapered portion and a tapered neck into the CMC joint such that the tapered neck that extends circumferentially about a body portion of the implant from which the elongated tapered portion extends is disposed adjacent to the bones of the CMC joint; b) stripping away a portion of a tendon to leave a distal attachment intact adjacent to the implant; c) wrapping the portion of the tendon around the tapered neck of the implant to a point intersecting a remaining tendon at a palm side of the hand in the absence of threading the tendon through an aperture such that the portion of the tendon is received within the tapered neck and at least partially encircles a longitudinal axis defined by the elongated tapered portion of the implant; and d) suturing the tendon to the remaining tendon.