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Soft tissue conduit device
US8998949B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8998949-B2 |
| Application number | US-50488206-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2006 |
| Priority date | Nov 9, 2004 |
| Publication date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
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A method of conducting biological materials to soft tissue. The method includes loading a conduit device onto a delivery shaft of an inserter, inserting at least a portion of the delivery shaft into soft tissue, expelling the conduit device from the delivery shaft into the tissue, and delivering biological material through an access port of the inserter into at least one outer longitudinal channel of the conduit device.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method of conducting biological material to soft tissue, the method comprising: loading a conduit device having an outer surface onto a delivery shaft of an inserter; inserting at least a portion of the delivery shaft into soft tissue; expelling the conduit device from the delivery shaft into the tissue; connecting a delivery device to an access port of the inserter and to the delivery shaft of the inserter, the access port of the inserter positioned…
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Human Necessities · mapped topic
Human Necessities · mapped topic
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Human Necessities · mapped topic
Human Necessities · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8998949B2 cover?
- A method of conducting biological materials to soft tissue. The method includes loading a conduit device onto a delivery shaft of an inserter, inserting at least a portion of the delivery shaft into soft tissue, expelling the conduit device from the delivery shaft into the tissue, and delivering biological material through an access port of the inserter into at least one outer longitudinal chan…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Stone Kevin T, Leach Michael D, Biomet Sports Medicine Llc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A61B17/0401. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).