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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2016
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CA;
British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch, Vancouver, CA;
Edward Scott Harshman, Kirkland, WA (US);
Steven Charles Dimmer, Bellevue, WA (US);
Daniel Reed Baker, Seattle, WA (US);
David Thomas Stinson, Woodinville, WA (US);
Robert N. Meek, Vancouver, CA;
Robin John Noel Coope, Vancouver, CA;
Lok Tin Lam, Coquitlam, CA;
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CA;
British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch, Vancouver, CA;
Abstract
Implantable devices for fixation of curved bone such as the pelvic ring pubic symphysis and acetabulum, and methods for the use of the devices are disclosed. The implantable devices are convertible between a flexible state and a rigid state, and include an elongate structure having a proximal bone interface, a main body, and a distal bone interface. In a flexible state, the devices may be inserted along, and conform to a curved pathway, and in the rigid state, the devices may support the mechanical loads required to fixate a fracture.