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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2008
Jeffrey H Nycz, Collierville, TN (US);
Keith M Kinnane, Bartlett, TN (US);
Susan J Drapeau, Cordova, TN (US);
Daniel a Shimko, Germantown, TN (US);
Jeetendra S Bharadwaj, Memphis, TN (US);
Jeffrey H Nycz, Collierville, TN (US);
Keith M Kinnane, Bartlett, TN (US);
Susan J Drapeau, Cordova, TN (US);
Daniel A Shimko, Germantown, TN (US);
Jeetendra S Bharadwaj, Memphis, TN (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
Each of an osteochondral plug graft and a kit comprises a trapezoid shaped construct configured for osteochondral implanting. An osteochondral regeneration method comprises forming a recipient socket in a chondral area of an articular joint in need of repair; harvesting a trapezoid shaped graft from another chondral area; and implanting the trapezoid shaped graft into the recipient socket.