Antibiotic delivery system and method for treating an infected synovial joint during re-implantation of an orthopedic prosthesis
USRE46283E1 · kind E1 · reissue
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| Filing date | Aug 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
An antibiotic delivery system including an intramedullary stem that is adapted to be removably mounted into a medullary canal of a bone. The stem includes a body having an inlet adapted to be in fluid communication with a source of liquid-borne antibiotic and a plurality of outlets disposed along the stem. A channel extends between the inlet and the plurality of outlets for delivering a fluid-borne antibiotic from the inlet to the plurality of outlets so as to distribute the antibiotic along the medullary canal in a controlled fashion. A method of treating an infected joint during a two-stage re-implantation of an orthopedic implant is also disclosed.
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