Patent ID: 7666230
Filing Date: 2010-02-23
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An implant device for an osteochondral defect comprising: a first plate made of a resorbable biocompatible material; a second plate made of said resorbable biocompatible material, the second plate including a substantially flat plate surface extending substantially across one side of the second plate, an opposite substantially flat plate surface extending substantially across an opposite side of the second plate, and a plurality of radially extending elongated bores formed in the second plate, each of the radially extending elongated bores including a ledge positioned therein between the substantially flat plate surface and the opposite substantially flat plate surface; and a load transfer structure made of said resorbable biocompatible material and situated between said first plate and said second plate, said load transfer structure comprising a plurality of radially oriented elongated load transfer supports and at least one hook-shaped prong extending away from each of the elongated load transfer supports, each of the hook shaped prongs including a first portion extending outward from the associated elongated load transfer support and a second portion extending substantially perpendicular to the first portion in the radial direction, the second portion configured to engage the ledge of one of the radially extending bores.