Delivery needle with elevator/paddle for micronized allograft tissue
US9855393B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/30588
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Techniques, kits and a delivery instrument for providing a material at a defect repair site. The instrument is a combined delivery needle/elevator/paddle that includes a delivery needle and a paddle/elevator tip attached to the end of the needle and around the most distal opening of the needle. The combined needle/elevator/paddle instrument allows both delivery (insertion or injection) of the material/mixture as well as leveling/flattening of the delivered material. The mixture/material may be micronized allograft tissue such as BioCartilage® and the surgical site may be a defect site such as a microfracture site or cartilage defect.
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