Impaction allograft form and method of orthopaedic surgery using same

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6143030
SERIAL NO

09277594

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

A method of performing orthopaedic surgery on a bone includes the steps of: preparing an allograft form including a plurality of allograft bone particles with a predetermined outside shape (e.g., cylindrical or implant shaped); freezing the allograft form; placing the frozen allograft form in an opening in the bone; and impacting the frozen allograft form within the opening to cause the allograft form to at least partially fill the opening. The form includes a cannulation hole extending therethrough.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

  • ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC.

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Schroder, Lisa K Rochester, IN 3 331

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation