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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Cyril Voisard, Maegenwil, CH;
Nicolas Bouduban, Zuchwil, CH;
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/84 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61L 31/02 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/0642 (2013.01); A61B 17/68 (2013.01); A61B 17/866 (2013.01); A61L 31/022 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2013.01); A61L 31/148 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00411 (2013.01); A61B 2017/042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0403 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0448 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fixation device comprises a biodegradable inner core extending along a longitudinal axis from a distal tip to a proximal end in combination with a sleeve surrounding the core along a portion of a length thereof and comprising a thermoplastic polymer formed of a material which softens and expands into surrounding bone tissue when activated by an energy source.