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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2022
Applicant:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Palmer, Cambridge, MA (US);
Matthew Fonte, Concord, MA (US);
Robert Devaney, Auburndale, MA (US);
Daniel Morgan, Salem, MA (US);
Assignee:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0642 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/0682 (2013.01); A61B 17/10 (2013.01); A61B 17/86 (2013.01); A61B 17/866 (2013.01); A61B 17/8685 (2013.01); A61B 17/864 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00946 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0645 (2013.01); A61B 2017/681 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure is directed to surgical fixation devices (e.g., staples, screws, etc.) which are able to bring bone fragments into close proximity with each other, generate a compressive load, and maintain that compressive load for a prolonged period of time while healing occurs. The surgical fixations devices are manufactured from a shape memory material (e.g., a material capable of exhibiting superelasticity and/or a temperature-induced shape change).