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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2005
Applicants:
Kaj Klaue, Savosa, CH;
Hans Zwipp, Dresden, DE;
Patrick Cronier, Angers, FR;
Andrew K. Sands, Amagansett, NY (US);
Inventors:
Kaj Klaue, Savosa, CH;
Hans Zwipp, Dresden, DE;
Patrick Cronier, Angers, FR;
Andrew K. Sands, Amagansett, NY (US);
Assignee:
Depuy Synthes Products, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for temporarily splinting toes, especially for the treatment of hammertoes and other defective positions of toes, consisting of a tube composed of a bio-absorbable material and a guide wire. The tube has an inner diameter of d, whereas the guide wire has an external diameter D, such that D<d. The device enables contact between the ball of the toe and the floor to be reestablished.