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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2018
Cossington Limited, Kingston upon Thames, GB;
Augusto Magagnoli, Cervia, IT;
Robert Michael Meneghini, McCordsville, IN (US);
Bryan Donald Springer, Charlotte, NC (US);
Scott Matthew Sporer, Wheaton, IL (US);
Stephen Joseph Incavo, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An acetabular spacer device, of a type that is temporary and disposable, adapted to be implanted in use in a bone cavity placed at a joint of the human body, such as a hip or shoulder joint, has a cup-like shape, substantially hemispherical, and includes a first convex surface, adapted to be positioned at the bone cavity, a second concave surface, which defines a cavity, further includes at least one pharmaceutical or medical substance, such as at least one antibiotic, adapted to treat during use an ongoing infection in the bone cavity.