Bioabsorbable, deformable fixation material and implant
US8080043B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 17, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T442/681
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a bioabsorbable surgical osteosynthesis plate, operable to be secured by at least one fastener through at least one fastener opening formed in the plate to a bone. The osteosynthesis plate has first and second surfaces, and it is formed to one piece from a bioabsorbable polymer material that is oriented multiaxially and is substantially rigid and substantially deformable at a first thermochemical state. The plate comprises an oblique (diagonal) orientation gradient in relation to the direction of a reference axis of the plate.
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