Artimplant Ab

Bengt Edberg

Anders Nilsson

A spacer member () is intended to be placed between the ends of the bones which are to be connected, one end of the spacer member being designed to form a joint surface against one of the bone ends (). A joint-stabilizing connection () is arranged to connect the bones. The spacer member () is made of at least one tissue-compatible material.

Implant for reconstruction of joints

Biodegradable porous implants are provided which are biocompatible with humans and animals, and which comprise bundles of flexible threads, each of the bundles including a plurality of flexible threads, each of the plurality of flexible threads comprising from 50 to 500 filaments having a combined density of from 5 to 120 tex, each of the bundles having a twist of up to 120 revolutions per meter, and including weft threads holding together the plurality of bundles, the weft threads having a distribution density of up to about 100 threads per cm calculated in the longitudinal direction of the flexible threads.

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Gothenburg, Sweden

Bengt Edberg