Bridge button for ligament reconstruction
OwnerPadmakar Shindeinventor
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Abstract
A bridge button formed by an elongate body of pre-defined dimensions such that said button being adapted to sit across a cavity in a bone, said button comprising a span member, located substantially at the centre of said elongate body, adapted to define a bridge portion, said span member being defined by lateral edges of sutures placed across adjacent inner circumferences of a pair of pre-determined holes used for passing suture loop, along a longitudinal axis of said bridge button, for holding a graft.
Claims40
A bridge button formed by an elongate body of pre-defined dimensions such that said button being adapted to sit across a cavity in a bone, said button comprising a span member, located substantially at the centre of said elongate body, adapted to define a bridge portion, said span member being defined by lateral edges of sutures placed across adjacent inner circumferences of a pair of pre-determined holes used for passing suture loop, along a longitudinal axis of said bridge button, for holding a graft.
A bridge button formed by an elongate body of pre-defined dimensions such that said button being adapted to sit across a cavity in a bone, said button comprising a span member, located substantially at the centre of said elongate body, adapted to define a bridge portion, said span member comprising an under-collar which is a protrusion of pre-defined height and pre-defined length in accordance with the bridge principle, said protrusion being located substantially at the centre of the anchorage device or button, said under-collar comprising lateral walls which are orthogonal to the operative bottom surface of said button.
A bridge button formed by an elongate body of pre-defined dimensions such that said button being adapted to sit across a cavity in a bone, said button comprising a span member, located substantially at the centre of said elongate body, adapted to define a bridge portion, said span member comprising an under-collar which is a protrusion of pre-defined height and pre-defined length in accordance with the bridge principle, said protrusion being located substantially at the centre of the anchorage device or button, said under-collar comprising lateral walls which are orthogonal to the operative bottom surface of said button, said button still further comprising a recessed operative top surface, said recess being co-axial to any external button housing a graft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.