Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Shape adaptable intramedullary fixation device
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Application No.: US15285811Application Date: 2016-10-05
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Publication No.: US10307188B2Publication Date: 2019-06-04
- Inventor: Edward Scott Harshman , Steven Charles Dimmer , Daniel Reed Baker , David Thomas Stinson , Robert N. Meek , Robin John Noel Coope , Lok Tin Lam
- Applicant: The University of British Columbia , British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch
- Applicant Address: CA Vancouver CA Vancouver
- Assignee: The University of British Columbia,British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch
- Current Assignee: The University of British Columbia,British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch
- Current Assignee Address: CA Vancouver CA Vancouver
- Agency: Fogg & Powers LLC
- Main IPC: A61B17/72
- IPC: A61B17/72 ; A61B17/16 ; A61B17/17 ; A61B17/88 ; A61B17/34

Abstract:
Implantable devices for fixation of curved bone such as the pelvic ring pubic symphysis and acetabulum, and methods for the use of the devices are disclosed. The implantable devices are convertible between a flexible state and a rigid state, and include an elongate structure having a proximal bone interface, a main body, and a distal bone interface. In a flexible state, the devices may be inserted along, and conform to a curved pathway, and in the rigid state, the devices may support the mechanical loads required to fixate a fracture.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170020585A1 SHAPE ADAPTABLE INTRAMEDULLARY FIXATION DEVICE Public/Granted day:2017-01-26
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