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Article: Publication No. WO/2009/105880 Published on Sept. 3, Assigned to CORPORATION DE L'ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTREAL for Drill Burr, Hole Performance Method (Canadian Inventors)
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- September 6, 2009
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GENEVA, Sept. 6 -- Michael D. Buschmann and Hongmei Chen, both of Canada, have developed a drill burr and method for performing holes in subchondral bone to promote cartilage repair. The patent has been assigned to CORPORATION DE L'ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTREAL, Quebec. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the invention that refers to a "method for performing holes in subchondral bone to promote cartilage repair comprises selecting a drill burr having a drilling head and an axial stop, as a function of the distance between the tip of the drilling head and the axial stop and of a desired depth to reach a desired subchondral bone marrow ...