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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2017
Cimphoni Life Sciences Llc, Delafield, WI (US);
James T. Ninomiya, Brookfield, WI (US);
Janine A. Struve, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Dorothee Weihrauch, West Allis, WI (US);
Scott Howard Micoley, Plymouth, WI (US);
Dale Selsor DiIulio, Suakville, WI (US);
Douglas J. Birkholz, Madison, WI (US);
Kyle Steven Jansson, Brookfield, WI (US);
Richard B. Davidson, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Cimphoni Life Sciences LLC, Delafield, WI (US);
Abstract
A bone implant includes a rod having an aperture extending entirely through the rod. The aperture is to receive a fastener to couple the rod to a bone of a patient. The bone implant also includes a light source disposed on the rod. The light source is to emit light onto a portion of the bone adjacent the rod to at least one of stimulate bone growth or reduce bone loss.