A method of treating a ligament or tendon according to the present invention can include inserting a tissue-generating implant into the ligament or tendon to thereby treat the defect. The filter module can be configured to define a filter to be applied to a Fiber Channel over Ethernet frame received from any port from multiple ports instantiated at a network device. That is to say, the components of the toner composition may be fed directly into the extruder without using dispersions of individual components as used in batch processes. To further support the collaborative scheme, a suite of highly configurable application templates and pre-configured industry applications provide an interface or wrapper around the business rules. Based on the force profile determined at the central facility, the relationship between the motor characteristic and tool forces is determined.