Bone delivery apparatus and methods

US11617836B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• H & M Innovations, LLC · US

Inventors

• Robert Sean Hensler · Wilmington, US
• Thomas Eric Melin · Wilmington, US
• Ryan Shane Gorman · Charlotte, US
• Thomas James Philpott · Fort Mill, US
• Michael Starkey · Charlotte, US
• Lauren Mazzio · Concord, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 12, 2019
• Grant date: Apr 4, 2023
• Expiry date: Jul 15, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2205/584
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Apparatus for delivery of bone includes a syringe body and a plunger. The syringe body includes a tip at a bottom thereof, a funnel-shaped top at the top thereof, and a tubular section having a generally cylindrical interior wall defining a passageway extending from the funnel-shaped top to the tip. The plunger includes an elongate piston, a press head, and a handle. The piston extends between the press head at a lower end of the plunger, and the handle at an upper end of the plunger. The plunger is removably received within the passageway, with an extent of the plunger extending out of the funnel-shaped top away from the syringe body. The syringe body may be loaded with one or more bone pellets or cartridges containing bone.