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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2009
Applicants:
Alfred E. Mann, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Byron L. Moran, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Abram D. Janis, Valencia, CA (US);
Paul Kaluzniak, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Alfred E. Mann, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Byron L. Moran, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Abram D. Janis, Valencia, CA (US);
Paul Kaluzniak, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for reducing the incident of infection proximate to an exit site where a prosthesis fastener, e.g., a bone screw, percutaneously penetrates a patient's skin/soft tissue. Infection reduction is achieved in accordance with the invention by growing a tissue integrating seal around the fastener proximate to the exit site.