Devices for generating and applying compression within a body
US11806008B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 2022 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/681
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This disclosure is directed to surgical fixation devices (e.g., staples, screws, etc.) which are able to bring bone fragments into close proximity with each other, generate a compressive load, and maintain that compressive load for a prolonged period of time while healing occurs. The surgical fixations devices are manufactured from a shape memory material (e.g., a material capable of exhibiting superelasticity and/or a temperature-induced shape change).
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