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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Malcolm Brown, Leeds, GB;
Horacio Montes De Oca Balderas, York, GB;
Graeme Howling, Leeds, GB;
James K. Rains, Cordova, TN (US);
John Rose, Collierville, TN (US);
Michael Hall, Middlesbrough, GB;
Robin A. Chivers, York, GB;
Andy Marsh, North Yorkshire, GB;
Mason James Bettenga, Memphis, TN (US);
Andrew Thompson, York, GB;
Henry B. Faber, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61L 27/14 (2006.01); A61L 27/50 (2006.01); A61L 31/04 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/72 (2013.01); A61L 27/14 (2013.01); A61L 27/50 (2013.01); A61L 31/04 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00287 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00871 (2013.01); A61L 2400/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for installing shape memory polymers relative to orthopedic implants.