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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2010
Applicants:
Peter Strzepa, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen D. Cook, New Orleans, LA (US);
Inventors:
Peter Strzepa, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen D. Cook, New Orleans, LA (US);
Assignee:
MoiRai Orthopaedics, LLC, Metairie, LA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods of using cartilage implant devices are provided. The methods include locating articular cartilage having a lesion, and utilizing an implant having dimensions compatible with the lesion. The method further includes forming a cavity in the articular cartilage, subchondral bone, and cancellous bond, and engaging the implant with the cavity so that the lower face of the articular end of the implant abuts against the subchondral bone, and the stem of the implant abuts against the cancellous bone.