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Bone-joining articles

US5275602A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 14, 1992
Grant dateJan 4, 1994
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S606/908
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention provides an article for joining the pieces of a fractured bone, characterized in that the article is composed of a high-molecular weight material which is absorbable in the living body and that the article is in the form of a tubular body having a hollow interior and a cutout extending over the entire length of the tubular body in the longitudinal direction thereof.

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