Title:
DEVICE FOR FIXING DAMAGED CARTILAGE OF EPIPHYSIS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/179807
Kind Code:
A2
Abstract:
A device for fixing damaged cartilage of epiphysis is disclosed. To this end, the present invention comprises: a through-hole formed in the interosseous direction from a cartilage damaged portion of epiphysis; a fixing member formed as a shaft pin in the form of a screw that is to be inserted into the through-hole; a cartilage patch consisting of cartilage cells and located on the cartilage damaged portion of the epiphysis; a contact member which allows the cartilage patch to be fixed to the cartilage damaged portion by means of an assembled shaft pin that penetrates the cartilage patch and is coupled to the fixing member; and a cap member which is coupled to a head of the assembled shaft pin so that pressure and elasticity can be applied to the outer surface of the cartilage patch, wherein the cap member comprises a supporting piece.
Inventors:
KIM SEOK-JUNG (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2017/001475
Publication Date:
October 19, 2017
Filing Date:
February 10, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
THE CATHOLIC UNIV OF KOREA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOP FOUND (KR)
International Classes:
A61B17/68; A61B17/84; A61B17/88; A61F2/30; A61F2/36
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
WIE, Byoung-Gap (KR)
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