Inventors:
Joshua R. Porter - Winona Lake IN, US
Nathan A. Winslow - Warsaw IN, US
Jeffrey Kneisl - Charlotte NC, US
John W. Sperling - Rochester MN, US
Assignee:
BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP. - Warsaw IN
International Classification:
A61F 2/30
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for coupling soft tissue to a prosthetic is disclosed. Soft tissue attachment pads having porous metal attachment regions and suture accepting holes are selectively positioned onto an implantable prosthetic to provide coupling locations.