A method and device for inserting an implant of synthetic material or healthy bone or cartilage into a bone or cartilage defect of unknown depth. The device includes an inner shaft within a hollow outer shaft. One end of the inner shaft of the device is suitable for inserting into the bone or cartilage defect in order to determine the depth, while the other end of the outer shaft is suitable for holding an implant. The implant is cut to fit the defect. The device is partially transparent or translucent to allow visualizing of the implant and defect. The delivery device can be bent or curved to allow the device to be introduced to a defect at different angles and positions. The methods and devices are suitable for delivery of implants to defects having complex shapes.
申请公布号
EP1957013(A1)
申请公布日期
2008.08.20
申请号
EP20060840095
申请日期
2006.12.01
申请人
OSTEOBIOLOGICS, INC.
发明人
LEATHERBURY, NEIL C.;NIEDERAUER, MARK, Q.;DINGER, FRED, B., III;BLANDFORD, JOSEPH D.