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AssigneeNew York Society for the Ruptured and Crippled Maintaining the Hospital for Special Surgery
InventorFrank Cordasco
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The present invention relates to the field of orthopedics in addressing soft tissue to bone attachment. The embodiments of the present invention provide for a bioabsorbable inlay, a bioabsorbable inlay assembly, and a method to implant the bioabsorbable inlay between soft tissue and bone. Also provided is a means for facilitating soft tissue to bone attachment through the use of a bioabsorbable inlay, bounded with osteoconductive or osteoinductive materials, affixed at the interface of soft tissue to bone attachment sites. In an embodiment, the bioabsorbable inlay is formed into circular discs with holes for sutures to pass through and bounded with hydroxyapatite. The circular discs are then placed in communication between the soft tissue and bone at the appropriate site of attachment through the use of anchors and/or sutures. The bioabsorbable circular disc inlays are either overlaid or recessed into the bone.
A bioabsorbable inlay for promoting soft tissue to bone attachment comprising:
A bioabsorbable inlay configured to be affixed between soft tissue and bone to promote attachment of the soft tissue to the bone.
A method of promoting soft tissue to bone attachment comprising the steps of:
A bioabsorbable inlay assembly for promoting soft tissue to bone attachment, the assembly comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.