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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2004
Applicants:
Mark A. Johanson, Littleton, MA (US);
Bill Barnes, Macon, GA (US);
Donald J. Rose, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Mark A. Johanson, Littleton, MA (US);
Bill Barnes, Macon, GA (US);
Donald J. Rose, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Innovasive Devices, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/14 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for transplanting a bone plug from a donor site to a recipient site extracts the bone plug from the donor site, and then places a bone plug delivery device having a tip which is at least translucent and, preferably, clear over a tube containing the bone plug. The tip is then placed substantially over a pre-formed hole in the recipient site, whereafter the bone plug is forced from the tube, through the transparent tip, and into the pre-formed hole.