Orthopaedic implant with fixation feature and a method of implanting thereof
AssigneeSMed-TA/TD, LLC
InventorsJoseph W. Jurick, Steven Dietzel, Gregory C. Stalcup
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Abstract
An orthopaedic implant includes an implant body having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The second surface includes a fixation feature. The fixation feature is configured to have a variable width for fastening the implant to a fixation bore formed in a bone. The implant body is D-shaped and has a straight edge and a curved edge. A length of the fixation feature is substantially parallel to the straight edge of the implant body. The fixation feature is configured to have a width that tapers along the length of the fixation feature.
Claims9
An orthopaedic implant, comprising:
- an implant body having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the second surface including a fixation feature and a planar portion, the fixation feature configured to have a variable width for fastening the implant to a fixation bore formed in a bone, the implant body being D-shaped having a straight edge and a curved edge, a length of the fixation feature being parallel to the straight edge of the implant body, the fixation feature being configured to have a width that tapers along the length of the fixation feature, wherein the width is defined in a direction that extends from the straight edge to the curved edge, the curved edge of the implant includes a first edge segment and a second edge segment opposing the first edge segment, the fixation feature extending from the first edge segment to the second edge segment, the fixation feature includes a rounded outer surface for reception by the fixation bore, the rounded outer surface being directly connected to the planar portion of the second surface such that the fixation feature has only a partially round configuration, the fixation feature having a circular cross-section that intersects with the planar portion of the second surface such that the circular cross-section is only partially circular, the fixation feature having an absence of an element that projects radially beyond the circular cross-section, the first edge segment and the second edge segment being spaced apart entirely from the straight edge, the implant body further including a recess formed in the first surface for receiving a removable articulating insert;
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- a suture anchor, the implant body further including a first opening extending from the recess to the second surface, the suture anchor being mounted to, being housed by, and extending below the first opening, the suture anchor including a body including a top, a bottom, and a second opening extending longitudinally through the body from the top to the bottom and concentrically with the first opening, the suture anchor being configured for a suture extending through the second opening and thus also through the first opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.