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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Henna Niiranen, Tampere, FI;
Pertii O. Tormala, Tampere, FI;
Minna Kellomäki, Tampere, FI;
Gerry Carlozzi, West Chester, PA (US);
Assignee:
Linvatec Corporation, Tampere, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/780 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/780 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to body tissue fixation systems, including body tissue fixation hardware comprising biocompatible, bioabsorbable plates, with an osteropromoting coating layer on at least one surface of said plates, and methods of using those system and hardware.