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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2010
Adrian Baumgartner, Langendorf, CH;
Robert Frigg, Langendorf, CH;
Cyril Voisard, Langendorf, CH;
Reto Nardini, Langendorf, CH;
Dieter Schmidli, Langendorf, CH;
Christian Brunner, Langendorf, CH;
Stefan Saladin, Oberdorf, CH;
Adrian Baumgartner, Langendorf, CH;
Robert Frigg, Langendorf, CH;
Cyril Voisard, Langendorf, CH;
Reto Nardini, Langendorf, CH;
Dieter Schmidli, Langendorf, CH;
Christian Brunner, Langendorf, CH;
Stefan Saladin, Oberdorf, CH;
DePuy Synthes Products, LLC, Raynham, PA (US);
Abstract
An implant system includes a fixation device that, in turn can include an expandable implant alone or in combination with an auxiliary implant. The expandable implant includes an expandable implant body that is made from an expandable material. The expandable material includes a polymer matrix and an expandable gas source contained within at least a portion of the polymer matrix. The implant system can further include an energy source configured to heat the polymer matrix to a temperature above its glass transition temperature, thereby causing the gas source to expand inside the polymer matrix. The fixation device can further include an insertion instrument configured to implant the fixation device into an anatomical cavity.