Patent ID: 7763071

Claim:
A bone block assembly for securing soft tissue, said bone block assembly comprising two to ten components of cortical bone, cancellous bone, artificial bone or a combination thereof, wherein said soft tissue is sandwiched between at least two of said components, and said components being connected by one to ten biocompatible connectors, at least two of said components having opposing tissue engaging surfaces that contact opposing sides of said soft tissue, at least one of said tissue engaging surfaces comprising a textured face, and at least one other of said tissue engaging surfaces comprising: a face comprising compression surfaces and one to ten channels, said compression surfaces for compressing said soft tissue against the opposing face, and said one to ten channels for receiving overflow soft tissue from said compression surfaces; wherein said one to ten channels have an undercut cross-sectional profile and are laid out across said tissue engaging surface in a nested configuration along the direction of pull of said soft tissue.