Bone-joining articles
US5275602A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2012 |
Classification
- 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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