Reversible fixation device for securing an implant in bone
US6540770B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/0425
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for fixing an implant in a patient's bone which includes an expanding element which is limited in it's plastic deformation when a force is applied for fixing the implant in the bone, such that the expanding element is reversible when another force is applied for removing the implant from the bone.
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