Swelling type copolymeric composite material with self-fixation characteristics
US5824079A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 23, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S623/908
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of anchoring soft tissue to bone is provided comprising providing a mixture of a hydrophobic monomer and a hydrophilic monomer and a crosslinking agent to form a swellable copolymer, adding a soft tissue attachment element to the mixture, wherein a portion of the soft tissue attachment element protrudes from the mixture, polymerizing the mixture to form the copolymer, implanting the copolymer into bone and attaching a soft tissue to the protruding portion of the attachment element to anchor the soft tissue to the bone.
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