US 12,004,791 B2
Bone material hydration devices and methods
Daniel A. Shimko, Germantown, TN (US); Jared J. Diegmueller, Town and Country, MO (US); Jonathan M. Dewey, Memphis, TN (US); Kerem N. Kalpakci, Memphis, TN (US); and Erick Vasquez, Memphis, TN (US)
Assigned to Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed by WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed on Jan. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/094,736.
Application 18/094,736 is a continuation of application No. 17/031,335, filed on Sep. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,564,723.
Application 17/031,335 is a continuation of application No. 16/116,212, filed on Aug. 29, 2018, granted, now 10,813,676, issued on Oct. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0157740 A1, May 25, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/8833 (2013.01) [A61B 17/8816 (2013.01); A61B 17/8825 (2013.01); A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61F 2/4601 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01); A61B 2017/8838 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2835 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
14. A method of dispensing particulate bone material at a surgical site, the method comprising loading a device for hydrating the particulate bone material, the device comprising a tubular member having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface configured to receive the particulate bone material and a hydration fluid, the exterior surface having a plurality of pores configured to allow the hydration fluid to flow into the interior surface of the tubular member and hydrate the particulate bone material, the plurality of pores being smaller in size than the particulate bone material; immersing the device in a fluid filled bath; and engaging the device with a cannula and a plunger to dispense the particulate bone material to the surgical site, wherein the tubular member comprises a port configured to receive a syringe.