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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
May. 10, 2010
Applicants:
Raymond C. Bojarski, Attleboro, MA (US);
Paul Alexander Torrie, Marblehead, MA (US);
Fraser Harvie, East Kilbride, GB;
Steven W. Ek, Bolton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Raymond C. Bojarski, Attleboro, MA (US);
Paul Alexander Torrie, Marblehead, MA (US);
Fraser Harvie, East Kilbride, GB;
Steven W. Ek, Bolton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Sheaths for implantable fixation devices are disclosed. Sheaths have a flexible body with a perforated wall, an open end, a closed end, and a body interior sized and shaped to receive the fixation device.