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Surgical delivery devices for meltable bone wax or bone putty

US11006937B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 30, 2019
Grant dateMay 18, 2021
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Expiry dateMar 13, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61L2400/04
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a device for delivering a sealant to a tissue, comprising a sealant compartment, a cooling gas compartment, and a heater, all disposed inside a unified housing; with heater configured for rendering the sealant liquid or semi-liquid or molten and flowable; with sealant compartment configured for expressing the sealant in a flowable form from device via an exit nozzle; with gas compartment configured for expressing a cooling gas via a gas expression port; with exit nozzle and gas expression port co-directed into the same direction.

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