公开(公告)号：US20190167851A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-06

申请号：US15973820

申请日：2018-05-08

Applicant: DUKE UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Kenneth A. Gall ,  Thorsten M. Seyler ,  Brian Allen ,  Sarah Dicker ,  Catherine Oliver

IPC: A61L27/54 ,  A61F2/38 ,  A61F2/30

Abstract: A method includes forming a mixture including a therapeutic agent and a solid delivery medium, injecting the mixture into a reservoir within an orthopedic implant body, and storing the injected mixture in the reservoir.

公开(公告)号：US20190167433A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-06

申请号：US16196678

申请日：2018-11-20

Applicant: Duke University

Inventor： Brian Allen ,  Kenneth A. Gall ,  Thorsten M. Seyler ,  Catherine Oliver

IPC: A61F2/30 ,  A61F2/28

Abstract: An orthopedic implant device includes an implant body with a reservoir configured store a therapeutic agent. A wall of the implant body has opposite side surfaces, including a side surface facing into the reservoir. Elution channels reach from the reservoir through the body wall. The elution channels include an elongated channel traversing a thickness of the body wall between the opposite side surfaces. The elongated channel may have a length greater than twice the thickness.

公开(公告)号：US20190167260A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-06

申请号：US16323656

申请日：2017-08-08

Applicant: Duke University

Inventor： Howard Levinson ,  Kenneth A. Gall

IPC: A61B17/04 ,  A61L31/04 ,  A61L31/14

Abstract: A fixation device is disclosed. The fixation device includes a first component and a second component. The first component has a top surface, a base, at least one locking projection, and at least one tapered projection extending from the top surface. The at least one locking projection includes a first locking element. The fixation device further includes a second component having a top surface, a base, at least one locking aperture, and at least one second aperture corresponding to the projections on the first component. The at least one locking apertures includes a second locking element. In some embodiments, the at least one locking projection on the first component is configured to lock together with the at least one locking aperture on the second component to secure together two ends of a surgical mesh suture or tape suture.