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

Claim 7:
8. A method for preparing a cartilage-derived implant comprising entangled cartilage fibers and cartilage particles, said method comprising:
producing a plurality of cartilage fibers by the method of claim 1;
obtaining a plurality of cartilage particles; and
mixing the plurality of cartilage fibers and the plurality of cartilage particles together, with or without one or more carriers, biologically-compatible materials, or both, to entangle the plurality of cartilage fibers and the plurality of cartilage particles to form the mass and produce the cartilage-derived implant having a first shape and which, when implanted in a shaped cavity of an implant site, is capable of conforming to and completely filling the shaped cavity and resists deformation and migration from the shaped cavity upon hydration with a fluid.