Osteogenic devices and methods of use thereof for repair of endochondral bone and osteochondral defects

US7041641B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Stryker Corporation · US

Inventors

• David C. Rueger · Hopkinton, US
• Marjorie M. Tucker · Holliston, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 20, 1997
• Grant date: May 9, 2006
• Expiry date: Mar 20, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2002/2817
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Disclosed herein are improved osteogenic devices and methods of use thereof for repair of bone and cartilage defects. The devices and methods promote accelerated formation of repair tissue with enhanced stability using less osteogenic protein than devices in the art. Defects susceptible to repair with the instant invention include, but are not limited to: critical size defects, non-critical size defects, non-union fractures, fractures, osteochondral defects, subchondral defects, and defects resulting from degenerative diseases such as osteochondritis dessicans.