Patent ID: 7837740
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61L

Abstract:
1. A construct for cartilage repair, comprising: a cap member formed from bone, said cap member including a stem having a longitudinal axis, which defines an axial direction, and a radial bore extending generally transversely into said stem from an exterior surface thereof, and a top section attached to one end of said stem and extending radially outward therefrom, said top section being substantially demineralized, whereby said top section has an elastic quality; a base member at least partially formed from mineralized bone, said base member including a blind bore extending in said axial direction from one end of said base member toward an opposite end thereof and sized and shaped so as to receive said stem of said cap member, said blind bore having a bottom surface intermediate said one end of said base member and said opposite end of said base member, said one end of said base member including an annular surface surrounding said blind bore and sized and shaped so as to support said top section of said cap member when said stem of said cap member is received within said blind bore of said base member, and at least one lateral bore intermediate said annular surface and said bottom surface of said blind bore, said at least one lateral bore extending generally transversely from an exterior wall of said base member to said blind bore and being alignable with said radial bore of said stem of said cap member when said stem is received in said blind bore of said base member; and fastening means for fastening said cap member to said base member when said stem is received within said blind bore of said base member and when said radial bore and said at least one lateral bore are aligned.