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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Fraser Harvie, East Kilbride, GB;
Adam James, Talbot Green, GB;
Peter Richardson, Arlington, MA (US);
James William Huckle, Northallerton, GB;
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Andover, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
Abstract
Surgical instruments and methods are provided. In one aspect, a method of securing a fixation device within an opening in a tissue is provided, including delivering a material in a flowable state to said opening, and changing the state of the material so that the material forms an interference fit that secures the fixation device in the opening.
Published as:
CA2415249A1; WO0200119A2; AU6870601A; WO0200119A3; EP1294287A2; US6620185B1; JP2004500952A; US2004049194A1; AU2001268706B2; CA2415249C; EP1294287B1; ATE498359T1; DE60144047D1; JP4694764B2;