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Methods and compositions for articular repair

US8343218B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ConforMIS, Inc. · US

Inventors

Philipp Lang · San Francisco, US
Daniel Steines · Lexington, US
Konstantinos Tsourgarakis · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 22, 2008
Grant date	Jan 1, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 17, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for producing articular repair materials and for repairing an articular surface. In particular, methods for providing articular repair systems. Also provided are articular surface repair systems designed to replace a selected area cartilage, for example, and surgical tools for repairing articular surfaces.

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