Patent · US Expired

Bioabsorbable, deformable fixation plate

US6692497B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 6, 2000
Grant dateFeb 17, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 15, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S606/91
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to body tissue fixation systems, including body tissue fixation hardware comprising biocompatible, bioabsorbable (resorbable) thermoplastic plates, and methods of using those systems and hardware.

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