Patent ID: 8920498

Claim:
A meniscus prosthesis assembly comprising: a meniscus prosthesis body made of a first biocompatible non-resorbable material and having a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein the shape of the meniscus prosthesis body approximates that of the patient's native meniscus; a first cone-shaped bone plug made of a second biocompatible non-resorbable material for osseous integration, the first bone plug having a first end portion and a second end portion; and a second cone-shaped bone plug made of said second biocompatible non-resorbable material for osseous integration, the second bone plug having a first end portion and a second end portion; wherein the first end portion of the first bone plug is arranged at and operatively connected to the first end portion of the meniscus prosthesis body, wherein the first end portion of the second bone plug is arranged at and operatively connected to the second end portion of the meniscus prosthesis body, wherein the first bone plug and the second bone plug are fully integrated in the meniscus prosthesis body, and wherein the first biocompatible non-resorbable material and the second biocompatible non-resorbable material are the same or different, further comprising a first suture, wherein the first suture is arranged at and operatively connected to the second end portion of the first bone plug, and a second suture, wherein the second suture is arranged at and operatively connected to the second end portion of the second bone plug.