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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Mehmet Z. Sengun, Canton, MA (US);
Kristian DiMatteo, Waltham, MA (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61B 17/3205 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61L 27/36 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30756 (2013.01); A61B 17/32053 (2013.01); A61B 90/06 (2016.02); A61B 90/39 (2016.02); A61F 2/02 (2013.01); A61L 27/3641 (2013.01); A61L 27/3654 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00738 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00969 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320052 (2013.01); A61B 2090/061 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3904 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3937 (2016.02); A61F 2002/30759 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30766 (2013.01); A61L 2430/06 (2013.01); A61L 2430/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and devices are provided for preparing and implanting tissue scaffolds. Various embodiments of scribing tools are provided that are configured to mark one or more predetermined shapes around a defect site in tissue. The shape or shapes marked in tissue can be used to cut a tissue scaffold having a shape that matches the shape or shapes marked in tissue. In one embodiment, the scribing tool used to mark a shape in tissue can also be used to cut the tissue scaffold.