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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2019
Applicant:
Konstantin A. Caploon, Montclair, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Konstantin A. Caploon, Montclair, NJ (US);
Alex Katz, Hollis Hills, NY (US);
Rui Ferreira, Livingston, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7225 (2013.01); A61B 17/7291 (2013.01); A61B 17/68 (2013.01); A61B 2017/681 (2013.01);
Abstract
A two-part implant insertable in two bone segments that are intended to be fused together, wherein the implant provides built-in axial compressive forces that aid in maintaining the two bone segments in compression against each other so as to facilitate fusion.