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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:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2002
Applicants:
Herbert E. Schwartz, Ft. Wayne, IN (US);
Prasanna Malaviya, Ft. Wayne, IN (US);
Mark J. Pelo, Macy, IN (US);
Pamela L. Plouhar, South Bend, IN (US);
Inventors:
Herbert E. Schwartz, Ft. Wayne, IN (US);
Prasanna Malaviya, Ft. Wayne, IN (US);
Mark J. Pelo, Macy, IN (US);
Pamela L. Plouhar, South Bend, IN (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An orthopaedic device for repairing and regenerating cartilage includes a plug configured to be positioned in a hole formed in the cartilage and an anchor configured to support the plug. One or both of the plug and the anchor may be formed from naturally occurring extracellular matrix such as small intestine submucosa. A method for repairing and regenerating cartilage is also disclosed.
Published as:
WO03007805A2; US2003036801A1; WO03007805A3; EP1416880A2; JP2004535247A; EP1416880A4; AU2002313694B2; US7361195B2; US2008167716A1; JP4201134B2; EP1416880B1; ATE499908T1; DE60239342D1;