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Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003

Filed:

Aug. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:

Michael Ahrens, Hamburg, DE;

Urs Schlegel, Davos Plantz, CH;

Silvia Beer, Beringen, CH;

Assignee:

Synthes (U.S.A.), Paoli, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/756 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/756 ;
Abstract

A bone fastener which prevents infection that can be used, for example, to attach an external fixation device to bone. The fastener may be partially coated with an antibacterial agent (such as silver) directly deposited on the biocompatible material to prevent infection. The coating can be applied to the fastener in a number of different ways in a wide variety of patterns.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Ahrens, Michael. (2003). Bone screw (U.S. Patent No. 6663634). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6663634

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