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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11351261 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 02, 2018

Method and apparatus for treating bone fractures, and/or for fortifying and/or augmenting bone, including the provision and use of composite implants

Applicant:

206 Ortho, Inc., Deerfield, NH (US);

Inventors:

Jeffrey A. D'Agostino, Deerfield, NH (US);

Robert S. Whitehouse, Lexington, MA (US);

Andrew J. Carter, Stow, MA (US);

Arthur Watterson, Nashua, NH (US);

Joseph P. Lane, Amesbury, MA (US);

Ian D. McRury, Medway, MA (US);

Samantha Marchetti, Shirley, MA (US);

Nikole Seil, North Reading, MA (US);

Assignee:

206 ORTHO, INC., Deerfield, NH (US);

Attorneys:

The Dobrusin Law Firm, P.C.

Terry M. Finerman

Primary Examiner:

Tessa M Matthews

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 47/02 (2006.01); A61L 27/48 (2006.01); A61L 27/50 (2006.01); A61L 27/58 (2006.01); A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61L 27/44 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61K 47/32 (2006.01); A61K 47/34 (2017.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 47/02 (2013.01); A61B 17/7097 (2013.01); A61B 17/72 (2013.01); A61B 17/7233 (2013.01); A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61K 47/32 (2013.01); A61K 47/34 (2013.01); A61L 27/446 (2013.01); A61L 27/48 (2013.01); A61L 27/50 (2013.01); A61L 27/58 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61L 2400/06 (2013.01); A61L 2430/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A composite implant comprising an injectable matrix material which is flowable and settable, and at least one reinforcing element for integration with the injectable matrix material, the at least one reinforcing element adding sufficient strength to the injectable matrix material such that when the composite implant is disposed in a cavity in a bone, the composite implant supports the bone. A method for treating a bone, the method comprising: selecting at least one reinforcing element to be combined with an injectable matrix material so as to together form a composite implant capable of supporting the bone; positioning the at least one reinforcing element in a cavity in the bone; flowing the injectable matrix material into the cavity in the bone so that the injectable matrix material interfaces with the at least one reinforcing element; and transforming the injectable matrix material from a flowable state to a non-flowable state so as to establish a static structure for the composite implant, such that the composite implant supports the adjacent bone.

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