Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Augments and methods of implanting augments
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Application No.: US15921455Application Date: 2018-03-14
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Publication No.: US10695183B2Publication Date: 2020-06-30
- Inventor: Charles L. Nelson
- Applicant: Charles L. Nelson
- Agency: McCarter & English, LLP
- Main IPC: A61F2/30
- IPC: A61F2/30 ; A61F2/46 ; A61F2/38

Abstract:
Exemplary embodiments are directed to an augment and methods of implanting an augment. The methods include inserting the augment into a bone cavity of a bone of a host. The augment includes a body with an outer surface and at least one hole preformed in the body. The method includes introducing a fastener from an outer surface of the bone into a hole formed in the bone and engaging the fastener with the hole of the bone. The method includes passing the fastener through the hole of the bone. The method includes introducing into and engaging the fastener with the at least one hole in the body of the augment to fixate the augment within the bone cavity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180263672A1 Augments and Methods of Implanting Augments Public/Granted day:2018-09-20
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