US 11,717,411 B2
Hydrogel implants with porous materials and methods
Timothy J. Patrick, Roswell, GA (US); Carribeth B. Ramey, Suwanee, GA (US); Letitia Tudor, Suwanee, GA (US); and Michael A. Axelrod, Roswell, GA (US)
Assigned to CARTIVA, INC., Alpharetta, GA (US)
Filed by Cartiva, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US)
Filed on Mar. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/197,595.
Application 17/197,595 is a continuation of application No. 15/909,077, filed on Mar. 1, 2018, granted, now 10,973,644.
Application 15/909,077 is a continuation of application No. 15/085,840, filed on Mar. 30, 2016, granted, now 9,907,663, issued on Mar. 6, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/141,059, filed on Mar. 31, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0220142 A1, Jul. 22, 2021
Int. Cl. A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/30756 (2013.01) [A61F 2/3872 (2013.01); A61B 17/86 (2013.01); A61F 2/3094 (2013.01); A61F 2/30942 (2013.01); A61F 2/4618 (2013.01); A61F 2002/305 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30011 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3021 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30075 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3085 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30224 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30273 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30299 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30327 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30331 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30462 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30761 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30841 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30957 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00017 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00047 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00089 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00185 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An implant configured for implantation in a hole prepared in a bone segment, the implant comprising:
a first portion comprising a hydrogel;
a second portion comprising a porous material and the hydrogel in pores of the porous material:
a third portion comprising the porous material; and
an anchor extending through the porous material in the second and the third portions and protruding from the third portion in a direction away from the first portion, wherein the hole has a bottom surface and when the implant is inserted into the hole, the anchor maintains a downward force on the third portion against the bottom of the hole.