Abstract: A cartilage plug, which is made from a biocompatible, artificial material, that is used to fill a void in natural cartilage that has been resected due to traumatic injury or chronic disease. Alternatively, the plug may be relied upon to anchor a flowable polymer to subchondral bone. The plug is prefabricatable in any size, shape, and contour and may be utilized either singly or in a plurality to fill any size void for any application. The plug may be formed of a laminated structure to match the physiological requirements of the repair site. A plurality of anchoring elements may share a single upper layer.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 28, 2003
Date of Patent:
February 8, 2005
Assignee:
Chondrosite, Inc.
Inventors:
Timothy Simon, Harold M. Aberman, Douglas W. Jackson