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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Smed-ta/td, Llc, Columbia City, IN (US);
Inventor:
Gregory C. Stalcup, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
SMed-TA/TD, LLC, Columbia City, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/74 (2006.01); A61B 17/92 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/864 (2013.01); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 17/744 (2013.01); A61B 17/746 (2013.01); A61B 17/8822 (2013.01); A61B 17/921 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 2430/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for treating orthopaedic trauma includes a device body having an exterior surface and a cannulation formed therein that extends from one longitudinal end of the device body to an opposite longitudinal end of the device body and at least one porous ingrowth material region associated with the exterior surface of the device body and fluidly coupled to the cannulation. The at least one porous ingrowth material region is configured to deliver a therapeutic agent from the cannulation to a region outside the device body.