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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Inventors:
Robert Benedict, Fort Meyers, FL (US);
Brandon Roller, Naples, FL (US);
James R. McWilliam, Rye, NY (US);
Frank Grimaldi, Jr., Naples, FL (US);
David Shepard, Naples, FL (US);
Assignee:
ARTHREX, INC., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 27/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/38 (2006.01); A61M 35/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/0084 (2013.01); A61F 13/38 (2013.01); A61M 27/00 (2013.01); A61M 35/003 (2013.01); A61F 2/4675 (2013.01); A61M 2210/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, drying an osteochondral defect using a suction swab. The drying step includes suctioning moisture from the osteochondral defect through the suction swab or communicating a gas to the osteochondral defect through the suction swab.