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Stabilizer for human joints

US5968078A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 25, 1998
Grant dateOct 19, 1999
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S606/916
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention pertains to a medical device for securing bodily tissues to bone, and more particularly to a triangular shaped joint stabilizer comprising sharpened, toothed bone anchors that are forcibly spread into the bone by a central plug.

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