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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Orthovita, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Inventor:
Marc Long, Denville, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Orthovita, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/20 (2006.01); A61L 27/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/24 (2013.01); A61B 17/16 (2013.01); A61B 17/1604 (2013.01); A61B 17/1631 (2013.01); A61L 2430/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for repairing a cartilage defect including: preparing a cartilage defect by removing unwanted or damaged tissue; creating at least one perforation into or through subchondral bone, below and/or adjacent to the cartilage defect to induce the flow of bone fluid; allowing the bone fluid to bleed through the at least one perforation up into the cartilage defect to fill at least a portion of the cartilage defect; and applying a biomaterial into the defect to produce a clot for cartilage regeneration.