Patent ID: 8291572
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for making an implant having a final shape comprising: (a) cutting a segment of cortical bone to an appropriate length, such that said length provides a portion of an implant; (b) shaping said length of cortical bone into a shaped segment that comprises a portion of said final shape of said implant comprising a canal surrounded by a continuous or discontinuous wall of cortical bone, such that when implanted in juxtaposition with another shaped segment, an implant is formed having a circular, an elliptical, or an asymmetric shape, a top face and a bottom face, each of which is substantially planar, with said top face and said bottom face being substantially parallel to each other; and (c) machining a registration feature into at least one of said shaped segments of cortical bone, said registration feature suitable to align one or more segments in registered juxtaposition.