Patent · US Expired

Bioabsorbable bone block fixation implant

US5984966A · kind A · utility

134Cited by

16References

12Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Bionx Implants, Oy · FI

Inventors

Pia Kiema · Tampere, FI
Petteri Kousa · Tampere, FI
Markku Jarvinen · Pargas, FI
Auvo Kaikkonen · Tampere, FI
Mark Sherman · Chesterfield, US
Jyri Ohrling · Tampere, FI
Pertti Tormala · Tampere, FI

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 2, 1998
Grant date	Nov 16, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 2, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2250/0067
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to pliable surgical implants manufactured of bioabsorbable (or biodegradable) polymer, copolymer, polymer alloy or composite and used for fixation of a bone block (graft) into a drillhole in a bone.

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