Patent ID: 8673021
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A system for arthroscopically delivering a tissue scaffold to a damaged or injured tissue site, comprising: a solid tissue scaffold; a first component configured to receive and dispense the solid tissue scaffold, the first component having a funnel-shaped proximal end, a distal end, and an elongate, hollow body extending therebetween, the elongate body defining a passageway extending from the funnel-shaped proximal end to the distal end; and a second component having an elongate body with a blunt tip at a distal end, the tip having a diameter less than the diameter of the elongate body, the elongate body being configured to be removably disposed within the first component to slide along the passageway and advance the solid tissue scaffold therethrough, the second component including at least one sealing ring around the elongate body proximal to the tip.