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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2010
Applicant:
Bradford J. Coale, Vernon, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Bradford J. Coale, Vernon, NJ (US);
Assignee:
EBI, LLC, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Implantable pliable bone blocks comprising a solid block of cortical bone characterized by a length, width and thickness, having a first and a second face on opposite sides of the block. The first and second faces have a plurality slot features. The angle of incidence of the slot features of the first face and the x-axis and the angle of incidence of the slot features of the second face and the x-axis (a) are such that the slots would intersect if they were in the same plane. Methods are provided for making implantable pliable bone blocks.