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

Claim 5:
6. A method for producing a cartilage-derived implant, comprising;
providing a plurality of cartilage fibers produced according to the method of claim 1, optionally, combining one or more carriers, biologically-compatible materials, or both, to the plurality of cartilage fibers; and
optionally, shaping, by manually manipulating or molding, with or without a mold device, at least a portion of the plurality of cartilage fibers to form the cartilage-derived implant having entangled cartilage fibers and a desired shape which does not change until the cartilage-derived implant is intentionally reshaped.