Articular cartilage repair implant delivery device and method of use

摘要

#$%^&*AU2011205198A120110825.pdf#####- 37 ABSTRACT A technique for the arthroscopic delivery and fixation of an articular cartilage repair device or implant is provided. The technique includes the use of a cannula tube that functions as both a cartilage cutter and a guide to pass instruments 5 into the body arthroscopically. One such instrument is an end-cutting reamer that both prepares the subchondral bone by re-surfacing it down to a specified depth and also simultaneously drills a pilot hole in the subchondral bone to accept the cartilage repair device. A delivery device is utilized to hold and deliver the cartilage repair device to the delivery site. 10 04/08/11,19388 speci,371/15 90 56 s' Fig. 1 Fig. 2