Patent · US Expired

Resorbable pin systems

US6293950A · kind A · utility

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16References

12Claims

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Assignee

Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · US

Inventors

Samuel E. Lynch · Franklin, US
Ralf Lange · Krefeld, DE
Hans-Peter Grimm · Oberrieden, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 15, 1999
Grant date	Sep 25, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 15, 2019

Classification

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

Abstract

Bioresorbable pin systems useful for the reduction of bone fragments and for fixing bioresorbable membranes to a bone are provided, particularly pins having a detachable handle and a pre-fabricated hole in the handle through which a tether may be threaded to facilitate removal of the handle once it has been detached from the pin.

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