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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:
Sep. 19, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marc G Apple, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Melvin J Apple, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 1111 ; 623 1811 ; 623 2211 ; 623 2311 ;
Abstract
An implant system and a method for delivering a dosage of radiation to targeted tissue. The system comprises a prosthetic device that functionally replaces or is additive to a body structure or joint, and a radio source material. The radio source material is positioned either on or within the prosthetic device. The actual radiation delivery distribution field has a similar configuration to the profile of the targeted tissue. The implant system is particularly useful for inhibiting heterotopic ossification.