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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2014
Smed-ta/td, Llc, Columbia City, IN (US);
Paul S. Nebosky, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Sarah L. Zimmerman, Columbia City, IN (US);
Gregory C. Stalcup, Columbia City, IN (US);
Troy D. Knapp, Alachua, FL (US);
SMed-TA/TD, LLC, Columbia City, IN (US);
Abstract
An orthopedic implant system includes an external fixation device implantable at a selected location within a corporeal body and configured for delivering at least one therapeutic agent to the corporeal body. The external fixation device includes an implantable pin, a sheath coupled with the pin, a reservoir coupled with the sheath and a plurality of channels. The pin defines the plurality of channels. The reservoir is configured for receiving the at least one therapeutic agent. The plurality of channels are configured for conveying the at least one therapeutic agent from the reservoir to a treatment site relative to the corporeal body.