Medical device, apparatus, and surgical method
US8974506B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/285
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical device is provided, the device, for example, being implantable into a human or animal body or being an augmentation device for strengthening human or animal hard tissue for subsequent implantation of a separate implant. The device includes a sheath element suitable of being brought into contact, during a surgical operation, with live hard tissue and/or with hard tissue replacement material. The sheath element has a, for example, generally elongate shape and a longitudinal bore defining a longitudinal opening reaching from a proximal end of the sheath element into a distal direction, and a plurality of holes in a wall of the opening. Further, the device includes a liquefiable element that is insertable or inserted in the longitudinal opening and at least partly liquefiable by the impact of energy impinging from the proximal side.
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