Anchor for an Implantable Joint Replacement Device
AssigneeDjit Medtech, Inc.
InventorsMarcia Andrews Hart, Ryan David Katz, Fraser M. Smith
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Abstract
An anchor for an implantable device for arthroplasty can include a hollow anchor body defining an interior cannula space. A slot can extend along a length of the anchor body. The slot can provide an opening from the interior cannula space to an exterior of the anchor body. The slot can have a slot width that is smaller than an internal width dimension in the interior cannula space. The anchor can also include a rounded edge at a transition between the slot and at least one of an interior surface of the anchor body or an exterior surface of the anchor body.
Claims33
An anchor for an implantable device for arthroplasty, comprising:
- a hollow anchor body defining an interior cannula space;
- a slot extending along a length of the anchor body, the slot providing an opening from the interior cannula space to an exterior of the anchor body, wherein the slot has a slot width that is smaller than an internal width dimension in the interior cannula space;
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- a rounded edge at a transition between the slot and at least one of an interior surface of the anchor body or an exterior surface of the anchor body.
An implantable device for arthroplasty, comprising:
- a first anchor and a second anchor, wherein each anchor comprises:
- a hollow anchor body defining an interior canula space,
- a slot extending along a length of the anchor body, the slot providing an opening from the interior cannula space to an exterior of the anchor body, wherein the slot has a slot width that is smaller than an internal width dimension in the interior cannula space, and
- a rounded edge at a transition between the slot and an interior surface of the anchor body, or between the slot and an exterior surface of the anchor body, or both;
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- a flexible connector comprising:
- a flexible central portion configured to extend through the slots of the anchors,
- a first anchoring portion extending from a first end of the central portion and configured to be held in the interior cannula space of the first anchor, and
- a second anchoring portion extending from a second end of the central portion, opposite from the first end, and configured to be held in the interior cannula space of the second anchor, wherein the first anchoring portion and the second anchoring portion each comprise a thickened portion located farther away from the central portion and a thinner portion, relative to the thickened portion, located nearer to the central portion than the thickened portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.