Patent ID: 10857002

Abstract:
A surgeon can secure an acetabular component to an acetabular bone. The surgeon can insert a pair of anchors through a corresponding pair of holes in the acetabular component into a corresponding pair of pilot holes drilled into the acetabular bone. Each anchor is attached to a length of suture before insertion. The surgeon can tie the sutures from the anchors together, to secure the acetabular component against the acetabular bone. The surgeon can position the tied lengths of suture in a suture channel formed in the acetabular component. The suture channel can prevent the suture from interfering with a liner that contacts the acetabular component. The surgeon can repeat as needed, using multiple pairs of anchors, multiple holes and suture channels in the acetabular component, and multiple pilot holes in the acetabular bone. The surgeon can use soft anchors or screw anchors.