Patent ID: 11944550
Assignee: ARTHROSURFACE INCORPORATED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of providing a non-binding allograft into a joint, the method comprising:
surgically accessing the joint within a patient, the joint having a width defined between two adjacent bones;
selecting a first spacer from a plurality of spacers, the first spacer having a first diameter;
disposing the first spacer within the joint; and
evaluating whether the first spacer within the joint has an undesirable fit or a desirable fit; wherein:
i) response to the first spacer having the undesirable fit:
a) selecting a second spacer from the plurality of spacers, the second spacer having a second diameter that is greater than or less than the first diameter;
b) disposing the second spacer within the joint; and
c) evaluating a fit of the second spacer within the joint; and

ii) in response to the first spacer having the desired fit:
a) removing the first spacer;
b) selecting a first pre-formed allograft rod plug having a diameter that corresponds to the first diameter; and
c) disposing the first pre-formed allograft rod plug into the joint.