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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Materialise N.v., Leuven, BE;
Inventors:
Billy Kinane, Dublin, IE;
Inge Famaey, Leuven, BE;
Dieter Vangeneugden, Leuven, BE;
Nils Faber, Leuven, BE;
Assignee:
Materialise N.V., Leuven, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8685 (2013.01); A61B 17/866 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to fixation devices. Certain embodiments provide a fixation device for insertion into bone. The fixation device includes a body comprising threads along an outer surface of the body. The fixation device includes one or more blades movably coupled to the body. The one or more blades are configured to move between at least a first position and a second position. In the first position, the one or more blades are retracted into the body. In the second position, the one or more blades are deployed out of the body for insertion into the bone.