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Prosthetic implant assembly

  • US 20040117014A1
  • Filed: 11/21/2003
  • Published: 06/17/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A prosthetic implant assembly for implantation in a bone joint between first and second bones, such as the knee joint between a femur and a tibia, said bone joint having bone tunnels formed in each of the first and second bones, and the implant assembly being intended to be introduced into the bone tunnels and to be fixated therein, in which the prosthetic implant assembly comprises:

  • a prosthetic ligament to be fitted in at least one of the bone tunnels; and

    , a degradable adhesive and/or filler material (which may provide permanent or temporary fixation) to be introduced into said one bone tunnel to fill the space available between at least part of the prosthetic ligament and the wall of the bone tunnel, said material being of such a nature that (a) it is capable of setting in order temporarily to anchor said part of the ligament in position, and (b) it degrades over time such as to allow natural boney ingrowth to take over the anchoring of the prosthetic ligament.

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