Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Shape memory implants and methods and apparatus for the loading and implanting thereof
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Application No.: US17371810Application Date: 2021-07-09
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Publication No.: US11806059B2Publication Date: 2023-11-07
- Inventor: Daniel F. Cheney , Adam T. Knight , Joseph P. Ritz
- Applicant: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
- Applicant Address: US MA Raynham
- Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Current Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Raynham
- Agent Christopher L. Makay
- Main IPC: A61B17/80
- IPC: A61B17/80 ; A61B17/064 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/10
Abstract:
An orthopedic fixation system includes an orthopedic implant and an implant retainer. The orthopedic implant transitions between a natural shape and an insertion shape whereby a transition of the orthopedic implant from the natural shape to the insertion shape stores deliverable energy and a transition of the orthopedic implant from the insertion shape to the natural shape delivers stored energy. The implant retainer is configured to engage the orthopedic implant and constrain the orthopedic implant in the insertion shape such that the implant grip prevents a transition of the orthopedic implant from the insertion shape to the natural shape.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220015812A1 SHAPE MEMORY IMPLANTS AND METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR THE LOADING AND IMPLANTING THEREOF Public/Granted day:2022-01-20
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