Inventors:
Brandon L. Roller - Naples FL, US
David O. Shepard - Naples FL, US
G. Joshua Karnes - Estero FL, US
Robert Benedict - Fort Myers FL, US
Tithi Dutta Roy - Estero FL, US
Brian J. Cole - Chicago IL, US
James P. Bradley - Pittsburgh PA, US
Eric Giza - Carmichael CA, US
James L. Cook - Columbia MO, US
Lisa A. Fortier - Syracuse NY, US
International Classification:
A61F 2/30
Abstract:
Techniques, mixtures, mixing and delivery kits, and improved delivery instruments for implantation of micronized allograft tissue over a microfractured defect. Allograft cartilage tissue is delivered over a cartilage defect that has been debrided and microfractured, without the need for a periosteal covering or separate type of patch sewn over the top. The allograft tissue may be any micronized cartilage particulates obtained by various methods, for example, cartilage delivered in its native form, dehydrated via lyophilization, “freeze-dried,” dehydrated via desiccation, or dehydrated by any other method.