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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2011
Applicants:
Thomas C. May, Wrentham, MA (US);
Javin C. Pierce, Stowe, VT (US);
Inventors:
Thomas C. May, Wrentham, MA (US);
Javin C. Pierce, Stowe, VT (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/103 (2006.01); A61B 5/117 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/46 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3009 (2013.01); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01); A61F 2/4657 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30599 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4627 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4658 (2013.01); A61B 5/1076 (2013.01); A61F 2/4684 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4663 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3096 (2013.01); A61B 2019/461 (2013.01); A61B 10/025 (2013.01); A61F 2/30756 (2013.01); A61F 2/4618 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention comprises the provision and use of new and improved arthroscopic instrumentation for (i) harvesting a tissue biopsy from a non-critical section of a joint, and (ii) sizing and seating an autologous graft at an implant site.