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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:
Jan. 24, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2003
Applicant:
Peter M. Bonutti, Effingham, IL (US);
Inventor:
Peter M. Bonutti, Effingham, IL (US);
Assignee:
Bonutti IP, LLC, Effingham, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to an implantable cage for holding tissue graft material. The cage includes a chamber configured and dimensioned to receive the tissue graft material and at least one side wall defining the chamber. In one embodiment, the cage is made of a biodegradable material. In another embodiment, the cage is made of a material that includes a bone-growth enhancer.