Methods of repairing a joint using a wedge-shaped implant

US9526632B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CARTIVA, INC. · US

Inventors

• Steven P. Walsh · Marietta, US
• Letitia Tudor · Suwanee, US
• Ernest Corrao · Bethel, US
• Craig B. Berky · Milford, US
• Jonathan P. Bauer · Cincinnati, US
• Jeremy Hemingway · Cincinnati, US
• Michael Axelrod · Roswell, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 14, 2015
• Grant date: Dec 27, 2016
• Expiry date: Aug 14, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2002/4628
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

According to some embodiments, a method of treating a joint of a patient comprises creating a recess in a bone located at or near a targeted joint, wherein the recess includes a generally wedge or truncated cone shape. In one embodiment, the recess in a bone comprises a surface opening along an outer surface of the bone and a bottom opening along the distal end of the recess, such that a diameter of the surface opening is generally smaller than a diameter of the bottom opening. The method additionally comprises providing a joint implant having a wedge or truncated cone shape, wherein a diameter of a top end of the joint implant is generally smaller than a diameter of a bottom end of the joint implant, inserting the joint implant within the recess.