Apparatus and method for the repair of articular cartilage defects
US6712822B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 1, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00365
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An encapsulation device for repair of articular cartilage defects includes a body for disposition adjacent a bone in an area of the cartilage defect, and elongated leg structure extending from the body and for disposition in the bone in the area of the cartilage defect. The leg structure is provided with a length which is a plurality of magnitudes greater than a thickness of the body, and is of a generally conical configuration.
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