Apparatus and method of preparing bone fibers
OwnerKarl Jagger, Jeff Bossert +4inventors
InventorsKarl Jagger, Jeff Bossert, Bently Robinson, Jonathan Nath, Brian Beaubien, Jake Elliott
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Abstract
A fiber producing apparatus and method for producing fibers having at least two different dimensions or characteristics. The apparatus cuts fibers of varying length, thickness, and width by varying a cutting stroke length, using a cutting plate having different cutting blades, and applying varying pressure on a material during the cutting process. The fibers of the present invention are moldable and can be used as an implant having a structure that mimics native or natural bones. The ability to mimic natural bone improves cellular infiltration and bone growth.
Claims20
A method of producing fibers from a donor bone, the method comprising:
- forming fibers by cutting the donor bone with a cutting plate comprising a first plurality of blades having a first width and a second plurality of blades having a width different from the first plurality of blades;
- moving the cutting plate in a first stroke having a first length and then in a second stroke having a second length different from the first length;
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- wherein at least two of the formed fibers comprise a different length and width.
An apparatus for producing fibers from a donor bone, the apparatus comprising:
- a cutting plate comprising a first plurality of blades having a first width and a second plurality of blades having a width different from the first plurality of blades;
- a motor operatively coupled to the cutting plate to move the cutting plate in a first stroke having a first length and then in a second stroke having a second length different from the first length;
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- wherein the apparatus is configured to produce fibers such that at least two of the fibers comprise a different length and width.
A method of producing fibers from a donor bone, the method comprising:
- forming fibers by cutting the donor bone with a cutting plate comprising a first plurality of blades having a first width and a second plurality of blades having a thickness different from the first plurality of blades;
- moving the cutting plate in a first stroke having a first length and then in a second stroke having a second length different from the first length;
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- wherein at least two of the formed fibers comprise a different length and thickness.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.