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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2006
Gary Gage, Chesterfield, MO (US);
H. Davis Adkisson, Iv, St. Louis, MO (US);
Cheryl R. Blanchard, Warsaw, IN (US);
Gary Gage, Chesterfield, MO (US);
H. Davis Adkisson, IV, St. Louis, MO (US);
Cheryl R. Blanchard, Warsaw, IN (US);
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
Implants comprising cartilage and trabecular metal, and methods of making the implants are disclosed. Further disclosed are therapeutic uses of the implants, which include methods of treatment or repair of an chondral or osteochondral defect, such as a chondral or osteochondral injury, lesion or disease. An implant comprises cartilage or chondrocytes and a subchondral base comprising trabecular metal. An implant can comprise a geometric shape such as a cylinder or an anatomical shape such as a condyle, and can be used in conjunction with a positioning structure.