Apparatus and method for bone fixation and fusion stimulation
US5330477A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 28, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB33Y80/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus and a method for promoting the healing of a bone having a fracture site or fusion site is provided. The apparatus includes a brace coupled to the site and adapted for stabilizing the site. Firmly coupled to the brace is an electronic circuit emitting an energy for stimulating the healing of the site, where the brace and the electronic circuit form substantially an integral unit.
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