Patent ID: 9050192
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: A61F,A61L

Abstract:
1. A flexible surgical implant for repairing damaged hyaline cartilage in an articulating mammalian synovial joint, comprising: an anchoring portion having a plurality of anchoring protrusions and an anchoring surface structured to support tissue ingrowth, the anchoring portion forming a first side of the implant configured for fixation to one bone surface of the joint; a bearing surface portion forming an opposite side of the implant, the bearing surface portion comprising a hydrogel material providing an exposed lubricious surface configured to rub and slide over an opposing surface of the joint; wherein the implant is sufficiently thin and flexible to be deformed from an original manufactured shape into a form having a width of about 75% or less than that of the original manufactured shape, for arthroscopic insertion into the joint, and resumes the original manufactured shape when released in the joint.