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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pia Kiema, Tampere, FI;
Petteri Kousa, Tampere, FI;
Markku Jarvinen, Tampere, FI;
Auvo Kaikkonen, Tampere, FI;
Mark Sherman, New York, NY (US);
Jyri Ohrling, Tampere, FI;
Pertti Tormala, Tampere, FI;
Assignee:
Bionx Implants OY, Tampere, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 13 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to pliable surgical implants manufactured of bioabsorbable (or biodegradable) polymer, copolymer, polymer alloy or composite and used for fixation of a bone block (graft) into a drillhole in a bone.