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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2007
Applicants:
Stephen Mccarthy, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Jeffrey Weinzweig, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen McCarthy, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Jeffrey Weinzweig, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61L 31/04 (2006.01); C08L 67/04 (2006.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01); A61L 24/04 (2006.01); C09J 167/04 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61L 27/16 (2006.01); A61L 2/20 (2006.01); A61L 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); C08L 67/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8085 (2013.01); A61L 31/041 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); C08L 67/04 (2013.01); A61L 2/10 (2013.01); A61L 24/043 (2013.01); A61L 2202/18 (2013.01); C09J 167/04 (2013.01); A61B 17/00491 (2013.01); A61L 31/148 (2013.01); A61L 27/16 (2013.01); A61L 2202/24 (2013.01); C08L 67/00 (2013.01); A61L 2/206 (2013.01); A61L 2/087 (2013.01); A61L 2/081 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to novel internal fixation devices, such as bone plates, generally and novel craniomaxillofacial bone plates more specifically and systems for bonding the same. More specifically, the invention relates to bone plates made of a polymer blend of (poly)lactic acid and Ecoflex as well as a novel hot-melt adhesive polymer blend of the same material.