Osteochondral Transfer Systems and Methods
Summary
USPTO granted patent US12605255B1 to the University of Utah Research Foundation on April 21, 2026, covering a system for osteochondral defect repair. The invention comprises a guide with a body, multiple legs, and a locking mechanism that slides along a longitudinal axis to capture cartilage surface topography without axial force application. The patent contains 36 claims and names five inventors.
What changed
USPTO issued patent US12605255B1 to the University of Utah Research Foundation, establishing a new intellectual property grant for osteochondral defect repair technology. The patent covers a guide system with legs that slide along a longitudinal axis to capture cartilage surface topography and lock in place to maintain the captured shape.
Affected parties include the patent holder (University of Utah Research Foundation), the named inventors, and any entities seeking to develop or commercialize osteochondral repair systems without licensing this technology. Competitors in the medical device space for joint repair should review Freedom to Operate implications.
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Osteochondral transfer systems and methods
Grant US12605255B1 Kind: B1 Apr 21, 2026
Assignee
University of Utah Research Foundation
Inventors
Zackery Evans, T. Wade Fallin, Travis G. Maak, Charles L Saltzman, Austin Hickey
Abstract
A system for osteochondral defect repair may include a guide configured to determine a topography of a section of a cartilage surface of a first bone. The guide may have a body defining a longitudinal axis, a plurality of legs extending from the body, and a locking mechanism that is movable, without application of force along the longitudinal axis, between an unlocked configuration, in which each of the legs is slidable, relative to the body, along the longitudinal axis to contact the cartilage surface to capture the topography, and a locked configuration, in which the locking mechanism engages the legs to prevent sliding of the legs, relative to the body, along the longitudinal axis.
CPC Classifications
A61F 2/4601 A61F 2002/4687 A61B 17/17 A61B 2090/062
Filing Date
2025-08-16
Application No.
19301949
Claims
36
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