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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2015
Joint Purification Systems Llc, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Brian C. de Beaubien, Bay City, MI (US);
Joint Purification Systems LLC, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
An antibiotic delivery system including an intramedullary stem that is adapted to be removably mounted into a medullary canal of a bone. The stem includes a body having an inlet adapted to be in fluid communication with a source of liquid-borne antibiotic and a plurality of outlets disposed along the stem. A channel extends between the inlet and the plurality of outlets for delivering a fluid-borne antibiotic from the inlet to the plurality of outlets so as to distribute the antibiotic along the medullary canal in a controlled fashion. A method of treating an infected joint during a two-stage re-implantation of an orthopedic implant is also disclosed.
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