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TWO PIECE CANCELLOUS CONSTRUCT FOR CARTILAGE REPAIR

  • US 20110224797A1
  • Filed: 09/14/2010
  • Published: 09/15/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A composite construct for cartilage and bone repair, said construct being adapted for insertion into a defect site and comprising:

  • a cap member formed from an integral piece of allogenic bone shaped to form a stem having a longitudinal axis, which defines an axial direction, and a top section attached to one end of said stem and extending radially outward therefrom, said top section being substantially demineralized to thereby provide said top section with an elastic quality; and

    a base member formed from an integral piece of mineralized, allogenic bone, said base member including a peripheral sidewall that is sized and shaped for insertion into the defect site, and a blind bore extending in said axial direction from one end of said base member toward an opposite end thereof, said one end of said base member including an annular surface extending radially between said peripheral sidewall and said blind bore, said blind bore being sized and shaped so as to receive said stem of said cap member, and said annular surface being sized and shaped so as to support said top section of said cap member when said stem of said cap member is received within said blind bore of said base member.

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