Patent · US Expired

Implantable device for the supply of a liquid to the oral cavity

US5032115A · kind A · utility

3Cited by

10References

7Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Bioimplant AB · SE

Inventors

Hakan Hakansson · Lund, SE
Bjorn Klinge · Höllviken, SE
Kare Larsson · Bjärred, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 22, 1990
Grant date	Jul 16, 1991
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 22, 2010

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S128/12
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An implantable device for supplying liquid to the oral cavity comprises a liquid container having means for keeping the liquid under pressure, a tube, one end of which being connected to the container, said tube consisting of a material which is suitable for subcutaneous location in the human body, and an lead-through bushing connected to the other end of said tube, said bushing consisting of or being coated with a biocompatible material for being implanted into a jaw bone, and comprising a nozzle opening provided with a filter.

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