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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2022
Tornier, Montbonnot Saint Martin, FR;
Michel Hassler, Saint Ismier, FR;
Ghassene Ouenzerfi, Saint Martin d'Hères, FR;
TORNIER, , FR;
Abstract
Provided is a method of stimulating regeneration of cartilage in an area of diseased cartilage in a layer of cartilage in a first bone of a joint. The method includes forming a first recess in the first bone at the area of diseased cartilage, and positioning a first spherical implant within the first recess, where the first spherical implant is dimensioned to be smaller than the first recess so that the first spherical implant is capable of moving in two dimensions within the first recess resulting in shear forces between the first spherical implant and the cartilage and stimulates formation of fibrous tissue which subsequently transforms into cartilage.
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