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

Claim 6:
7. A method for producing a cartilage-derived implant, comprising;
providing one or more portions of cryopreserved cartilage fibers produced according to the method of claim 4,
thawing the one or more portions of cryopreserved cartilage fibers to produce one or more portions of thawed cartilage fibers;
optionally, removing excess cryopreservative by rinsing the one or more portions of thawed cartilage fibers;
optionally, combining one or more carriers, biologically-compatible materials, or both, to the one or more portions of thawed cartilage fibers; and
optionally, shaping, by manually manipulating or molding, with or without a mold device, at least a portion of the one or more portions of thawed cartilage fibers to form the cartilage-derived implant having a desired shape which does not change until the cartilage-derived implant is intentionally reshaped.