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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Samuel E. Lynch, Setauket, NY (US);
Ralf Lange, Amagansett, NY (US);
Hans-Peter Grimm, Oberrieden, CH;
Assignee:
Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Shirley, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/758 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/758 ;
Abstract
Bioresorbable pin systems useful for the reduction of bone fragments and for fixing bioresorbable membranes to a bone are provided, particularly pins having a detachable handle and a pre-fabricated hole in the handle through which a tether may be threaded to facilitate removal of the handle once it has been detached from the pin.