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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2011
Applicants:
Bryan Griffiths, Coatesville, PA (US);
Ross J. Hamel, West Chester, PA (US);
Inventors:
Bryan Griffiths, Coatesville, PA (US);
Ross J. Hamel, West Chester, PA (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61C 8/02 (2006.01); A61L 27/16 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61L 31/04 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2803 (2013.01); A61C 8/0006 (2013.01); A61F 2/2846 (2013.01); A61L 27/16 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 31/048 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61B 17/8071 (2013.01); A61B 17/8085 (2013.01); A61F 2/30767 (2013.01); A61F 2002/009 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2807 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2835 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30125 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30136 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30672 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30932 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30981 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00011 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00017 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00029 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00179 (2013.01); A61F 2310/0097 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00976 (2013.01); A61L 2300/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An orthopedic tissue spacer comprising a body portion having first and second ends, an outer surface and a longitudinal axis, at least one of the ends configured to engage a first bone segment, wherein at least a portion of the body portion is flexible and the outer surface is configured to resist tissue adhesion thereto.