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Continuous phase compositions for ACL repair

  • US 8,535,357 B2
  • Filed: 02/05/2007
  • Issued: 09/17/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An implantable interference screw for use in soft tissue repair, the screw comprising:

  • a substantially-cylindrical ceramic body having a tapered end, at least a portion of said ceramic body comprising a plurality of interconnected pores;

    an instrument interface at the end of said ceramic body opposite to said tapered end, wherein a first volume of a bioresorbable polymer is structurally reinforcing said instrument interface;

    a thread starting near said tapered end, and surrounding at least a portion of a surface of said ceramic body; and

    a second volume of the bioresorbable polymer filling at least a portion of said plurality of interconnected pores.

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