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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 1994
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshihiko Shimizu, Uji-shi, Kyoto-fu, JP;
Tatsuo Nakamura, Kyoto, JP;
Teruo Matsui, Kyoto, JP;
Nobuya Takahashi, Kobe, JP;
Takeshi Shimamoto, Fukuchiyama, JP;
Assignees:
Gunze Limited, Kyoto, JP;
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 72 ; 606 77 ;
Abstract
The invention provides an article for joining the pieces of a fractured bone, characterized in that the article is composed of a high-molecular weight material which is absorbable in the living body and that the article is in the form of a tubular body having a hollow interior and a cutout extending over the entire length of the tubular body in the longitudinal direction thereof.