Patent ID: 8821498
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A bone block assembly comprising: a bone block having a proximal end, a distal end, a central axis defined therethrough, and a hole formed therethrough along an axis that is divergent from the central axis of the bone block; a threaded screw having a proximal end, a distal end, and a first eyelet formed on the proximal end of the threaded screw, the threaded screw configured to be received within the hole of the bone block, the first eyelet of the threaded screw at least partially exposed on the proximal end of the bone block when the threaded screw is fully engaged with the bone block, the first eyelet of the threaded screw configured to receive a suture; and a fixation device configured to suspend the bone block and at least one graft coupled thereto by the suture by engaging against a surface of a bone.