Bone graft materials, devices and methods of use

US10660685B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors

• Kelly W. Schlachter · Mason, US
• Daniel A. Shimko · Germantown, US
• Kerem N. Kalpakci · Memphis, US
• Erick Vasquez · Memphis, US
• David R. Kaes · Toms River, US
• Subhabrata Bhattacharyya · Metuchen, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 13, 2015
• Grant date: May 26, 2020
• Expiry date: May 15, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61L2430/02
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A device for mixing a bone material with a liquid is provided. The device comprises a chamber having a proximal end and a distal end, and the bone material disposed within the chamber, the bone material comprising a coherent mass of milled and lyophilized demineralized bone fibers; and a plunger having at least a portion slidably disposed within the proximal end of the chamber and configured to dispense the bone material mixed with liquid from the distal end of the chamber, when the plunger is in an extended position.