Patent ID: 9526619
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. An implant for repairing an articular cartilage defect site, the implant comprising: an implant fixation portion including an upper segment and at least one bone interfacing segment, the upper segment comprising a supporting plate with a first locking mechanism segment extending away from a top surface of the supporting plate and the at least one bone interfacing segment comprising a stem with an insertion end, wherein the stem is directly coupled to and extends from a bottom surface of the upper segment of the implant fixation portion to the insertion end; a top articulating portion including an articulating surface and an engagement surface, the engagement surface comprising a second locking mechanism segment extending away from a bottom surface of the articulating surface; wherein the first locking mechanism segment of the implant fixation portion is structured to couple to the second locking mechanism segment of the top articulating portion and the at least one bone interfacing segment of the implant fixation portion is structured to be inserted into the articular cartilage defect site; and the first locking mechanism segment comprising: the second locking mechanism segment comprising: