IP Library Granted Patent US 7,462,200
Granted Patent B2
US 7,462,200 · App. 11/286,607 · Granted Dec 9, 2008

Method for tissue grafting

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Patent No.
US 7,462,200
App. No.
11/286,607
Granted
Dec 9, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a method for tissue grafting. The method includes obtaining tissue harvested from an individual, obtaining allograft material, placing the allograft material in a chamber, adding the tissue to the allograft material in the chamber with force to create graft material, and implanting the graft material in the individual.

Claims (16)

1. A method for tissue grafting, the method comprising:

obtaining tissue harvested from an individual;

obtaining allograft material;

placing the allograft material in a chamber;

adding the tissue to the allograft material in the chamber with force to create graft material; and

implanting the graft material in the individual,

wherein air pressure is used to generate the force to create the graft material.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein fluid is expressed from the tissue during the step of adding the tissue to the allograft material.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the tissue included in the graft material is in a viable living condition.

4. A method for tissue grafting, the method comprising:

removing tissue from a human patient's body;

placing a retainer into a chamber;

adding the tissue to the retainer in the chamber with force to create graft material, wherein air pressure is used to generate the force; and

implanting the graft material in the human patient's body, wherein the tissue included in the graft material is in a viable living condition, the retainer is made of allograft material taken from a donor, and the donor and patient are different individuals.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of adding an antibiotic to the graft material prior to implanting the graft material.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the tissue is reduced in volume during the step of adding the tissue to the allograft material.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2012
From: ADVANCED SKELETAL INNOVATIONS LLC
To: BONUTTI SKELETAL INNOVATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 028959/0109 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2012
From: ACACIA RESEARCH GROUP LLC
To: ADVANCED SKELETAL INNOVATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 028948/0803 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2012
From: P TECH LLC
To: ACACIA RESEARCH GROUP LLC
Reel/Frame 028930/0557 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2009
From: MARCTEC, LLC
To: P TECH, LLC.
Reel/Frame 022859/0060 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 11, 2006
From: BONUTTI IP, LLC
To: MARCTEC, LLC
Reel/Frame 017603/0207 →