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Osteochondral repair assembly including retracting spacer, kit and method

US7572291B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors

Carlos Eduardo Gil · Memphis, US
Daniel A. Shimko · Germantown, US
Jeetendra Bharadwaj · Memphis, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 28, 2006
Grant date	Aug 11, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 5, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2230/0069
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An osteochondral repair assembly and a kit, both include an osteochondral regenerative implant and an associated retracting spacer. A method of osteochondral regeneration includes forming a recipient socket in a chondral area of an articular surface in need of repair, placing a retracting spacer at the recipient socket and removably wedging the retracting spacer between a wall of the recipient socket and an implant.

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