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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
May. 24, 2012
Steven P. Walsh, Marietta, GA (US);
Letitia Tudor, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Ernest N. Corrao, Jr., Bethel, CT (US);
Craig B. Berky, Milford, OH (US);
Jonathan P. Bauer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeremy Hemingway, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Steven P. Walsh, Marietta, GA (US);
Letitia Tudor, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Ernest N. Corrao, Jr., Bethel, CT (US);
Craig B. Berky, Milford, OH (US);
Jonathan P. Bauer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeremy Hemingway, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Cartiva, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
According to some embodiments, a method of treating a joint of a patient comprises creating a recess in a bone located at or near a targeted joint, wherein the recess includes a generally wedge or truncated cone shape. In one embodiment, the recess in a bone comprises a surface opening along an outer surface of the bone and a bottom opening along the distal end of the recess, such that a diameter of the surface opening is generally smaller than a diameter of the bottom opening. The method additionally comprises providing a joint implant having a wedge or truncated cone shape, wherein a diameter of a top end of the joint implant is generally smaller than a diameter of a bottom end of the joint implant, inserting the joint implant within the recess.