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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:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2004
Kenneth M. C. Cheung, Hong Kong, CN;
Kelvin W. K. Yeung, Hong Kong, CN;
Tak-lun Poon, Hong Kong, CN;
Shew-ping Chow, Hong Kong, CN;
William Weijia LU, Hong Kong, CN;
Kenneth M. C. Cheung, Hong Kong, CN;
Kelvin W. K. Yeung, Hong Kong, CN;
Tak-Lun Poon, Hong Kong, CN;
Shew-Ping Chow, Hong Kong, CN;
William Weijia Lu, Hong Kong, CN;
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, HK;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a bone fixation device having a fixation member using a shape memory effect to secure bone fractures, including but not limited to, femur, tibia and humerus fractures. The fixation member can be malleable at a room temperature, but become rigid at a body temperature because of the shape memory effect, such as derived from a super-elastic property found in such as a nickel titanium alloy. The fixation member can be formed on one or more of the shaft portion and the two end portions of a nail member for securing bone fractures, such as by providing translational and rotational stabilities. The fixation member is also capable of providing a continuous and controllable compression force over the fractured bone, if needed.
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