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Cartilage repair apparatus and method

  • US 20030036801A1
  • Filed: 07/15/2002
  • Published: 02/20/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for repairing a diseased or damaged portion of articular cartilage on a bone of a joint, the cartilage having been prepared by forming an opening therein to remove the diseased or damaged portion, the device comprising:

  • a plug configured to be positioned in the opening formed in the cartilage, the plug comprising a shaped and dried naturally occurring extracellular matrix, and an anchor configured to position and hold the plug in the opening.

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