Patent ID: 8617241
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An implant for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, comprising: a body extending along a longitudinal axis from a leading end to a trailing end, wherein a leading surface of the leading end comprises a cutout; an aperture extending at least partially through the body transverse to the longitudinal axis, wherein the aperture is in connection with the cutout; a first groove and a second groove extending generally parallel to the axis along a first pair of opposite sides of the body; and a pair of concave indentations forming concave surfaces extending generally parallel to the axis along a second pair of opposite sides of the body, wherein the second pair of opposite sides is interposed with the first pair of opposite sides, and wherein a view of the body from the trailing end comprises a pair of open crescent-like portions in back-to-back relationship forming the pair of concave indentations having two convex portions on either side of the pair of concave indentations, wherein the first groove and the second groove comprise concave surfaces, and wherein the areas of the concave surfaces of the first and second grooves are greater than the areas of the concave surfaces of the pair of concave indentations.