Patent ID: 11938245
Assignee: MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 12:
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising, after cryopreserving and prior to mixing the plurality of cartilage fibers with the plurality of cartilage particles,
thawing the one or more portions of cryopreserved cartilage fibers to produce one or more portions of thawed cartilage fibers; and
optionally, removing excess cryopreservative by rinsing the one or more portions of thawed cartilage fibers,, wherein the step of mixing comprises mixing at least a portion of the one or more portions of thawed cartilage fibers with the plurality of cartilage particles to produce the cartilage-derived implant.