Patent 9226992 was granted and assigned to Orthox Limited on January, 2016 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A cartilaginous tissue repair device with a biocompatible, bioresorbable three-dimensional silk or other fiber lay and a biocompatible, bioresorbable substantially porous silk-based or other hydrogel partially or substantially filling the interstices of the fiber lay; with or without an integral means of firmly anchoring the device to a patient's bone.