Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Patent
1996-06-26
1998-07-14
Buiz, Michael
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
606 28, 219229, A61B 1758
Patent
active
057797064
ABSTRACT:
A surgical system including: (1) a thermoplastic, body absorbable, bodily tissue fixation plate having a plurality of through-bores and a plurality of formations having configurations adapted to substantially matingly cooperate with a heating tip of a heating wand; (2) body absorbable fasteners adapted for insertion into the through-bores to secure the plate to underlying bodily tissue; and (3) heating apparatus including a wand having a heating tip of a configuration adapted to substantially matingly cooperate with the formations to facilitate heating and bending of the plate into conformance with the underlying bodily tissue.
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Buiz Michael
Medicon eG
Woo Julian W.
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