Patent ID: 8470038

Claim:
An implant comprising a first bone component at a first end of said implant, a second bone component at a second end of said implant; and a segment of soft tissue having a first end, a midsection and a second end; wherein said first bone component comprises a first bone block assembly for securing said soft tissue comprising a first intermediate bone block and a second intermediate bone block, said first intermediate bone block and said second intermediate bone block sandwiching said soft tissue therebetween; and wherein the first end and the second end of said soft tissue contact said first bone component, and the midsection of said soft tissue contacts said second bone component, and wherein said first intermediate bone block comprises a first tissue engaging surface that contacts one side of said soft tissue and said second intermediate bone block comprises a second tissue engaging surface that contacts an opposing side of said soft tissue; and wherein the first tissue engaging surface of said first intermediate bone block comprises at least one compression surface and at least one cavity, said at least one compression surface for compressing said soft tissue against the second tissue engaging surface, and said at least one cavity for receiving overflow soft tissue from said at least one compression surface; and wherein said at least one cavity comprises at least one channel having an undercut cross sectional profile, wherein each of said first bone component, said second bone component, and said soft tissue is an artificial tissue, allograft tissue, xenograft tissue, autograft tissue, or a combination thereof.