Patent ID: 8377062

Claim:
A system for releasing a material at a surgical site comprising: an implant having at least one recess therein, the at least one recess extending along at least a portion of a central longitudinal axis of the implant and forming an internal circular wall having an axis collinear with the central longitudinal axis of the implant; a capsule having a casing housing the material, the capsule being received and housed within the at least one recess of the implant, the capsule lying adjacent at least a portion of the internal circular wall of the at least one recess; and a piercing member having an end portion, wherein the implant further includes an aperture in communication with the internal circular wall of the at least one recess such that a longitudinal axis of the aperture intersects the central longitudinal axis of the implant, and in that the piercing member is insertable into the aperture and the end portion of the piercing member is configured to pierce the casing of the capsule to release the material housed therein.