The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2015
Depuy Mitek, Llc, Raynham, MA (US);
John R. Cournoyer, Norfolk, MA (US);
Dina Belloli, Foxboro, MA (US);
Jonathan Correia, Boston, MA (US);
Scott Woodruff, Boston, MA (US);
Bethany F. Grant, Scituate, MA (US);
Joseph Hernandez, Sandwich, MA (US);
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A perforation instrument and method of using same, including a shaft capable of being inserted into a joint of a patient, having a longitudinal axis, and carrying at least one piercing member, each piercing member having a tip suitable to pierce sub-chondral bone. The instrument is capable of being altered between an exposed condition wherein the tip of the at least one piercing member is exposed and a safety condition wherein the tip of the at least one piercing member is not capable of piercing tissue.