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Patent US8167943 - Materials and methods for improved bone tendon bone transplantation - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsDisclosed herein is an improved Bone Tendon Bone graft for use in orthopedic surgical procedures. Specifically exemplified herein is a Bone Tendon Bone graft comprising one or more bone blocks having a groove cut into the surface thereof, wherein said groove is sufficient to accommodate a fixation screw....http://www.google.com/patents/US8167943?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8167943 - Materials and methods for improved bone tendon bone transplantationAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8167943 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/846,399Publication dateMay 1, 2012Filing dateMay 14, 2004Priority dateJan 11, 2000Also published asCA2397071A1, CA2397071C, DE60137114D1, EP1246585A2, EP1246585B1, US6497726, US6805713, US20040210308, US20120245687, WO2001050999A2, WO2001050999A3Publication number10846399, 846399, US 8167943 B2, US 8167943B2, US-B2-8167943, US8167943 B2, US8167943B2InventorsKevin C. Carter, Michael Esch, Paul LaRochelle, Jim GrossOriginal AssigneeRti Biologics, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (79), Non-Patent Citations (98), Referenced by (2), Classifications (22), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMaterials and methods for improved bone tendon bone transplantation
Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown an embodiment directed to a BTB 100 comprising a first bone block 110 and a second bone block 120 interconnected by a tendon 130, wherein each bone block has been pre-shaped into dowels. The term �tendon� as used herein is intended in its broad sense and refers to fibrous connective tissue for use in grafts, such as, but not limited to, tendons, ligaments and demineralized bone. The terms �BTB� or �bone tendon bone graft� as used herein refer to a graft implant that comprises one or more tendon portions and one or more bone portions. The BTB is preferably isolated from the knee of a donor. However, in view of the teachings herein, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that other areas of the body are suitable, albeit less preferred, for harvesting BTBs according to the subject invention, such as, but not limited to, the Achilles tendon/calcaneus region or shoulder region. In addition to BTBs having a tendon portion derived from naturally occuring tendon or ligament harvested from a donor, other examples of suitable implants would be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art, such as, but not limited to, segmentally demineralized bone (International Pub. No. WO/99/21515). In a more preferred embodiment, one of the bone blocks is derived from the patella while the other is derived from the end of the tibia, and the tendon is derived from the patellar tendon.
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