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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2002
Applicant:
Peter M. Bonutti, Effingham, IL (US);
Inventor:
Peter M. Bonutti, Effingham, IL (US);
Assignee:
Bonutti 2003 Trust-A, Effingham, unknown;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F002/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of tissue grafting. Tissue elements are obtained from at least one human body and are enclosed within a retaining structure. The tissue elements with the retaining structure are shaped to form a grafting material having a predetermined configuration. The grafting material is then implanted into a patient.