Patent ID: 8551178
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of providing a system for treating a bone marrow lesion in a subchondral region of a bone of a knee joint, the bone marrow lesion having been identified by a captured image, said method comprising: providing at least one reinforcing member configured to be implanted in or adjacent to said bone marrow lesion in the subchondral region, the at least one reinforcing member being contained in a sterile container; providing at least one or more tools for creating a subchondral channel into said bone for receiving said at least one reinforcing member; providing a guidance instrument for assisting, through imaging, with surgical implantation of the at least one reinforcing member subchondrally into said bone or with creation of said subchondral channel into said bone; creating said subchondral channel, while preserving an existing condition of the articular surface residing substantially over the subchondral region of said bone that contains the bone marrow lesion; and providing an injectable material and a delivery instrument for the injectable material, wherein the at least one reinforcing member is formed in situ by injecting the material into the bone.