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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2007
William C. Broaddus, Midlothian, VA (US);
Zhi-jian Chen, Glen Allen, VA (US);
George T. Gillies, Charlottesville, VA (US);
William C. Broaddus, Midlothian, VA (US);
Zhi-Jian Chen, Glen Allen, VA (US);
George T. Gillies, Charlottesville, VA (US);
University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Abstract
A method and means of cranial bone flap fixation that provides, among other things, the re-opening, resetting and/or repositioning of the bone flap during neurosurgical procedures. The instrumentation central to this method and means is MR and CT-visible to aid in imaging-based localization of it. The method and means can also be used in other types of medical procedures where certain kinds of hard or firm tissue fixation is desirable according to the method of the invention.