Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Patent
1996-02-05
1997-08-19
Tucker, Guy V.
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
606 60, 264 4, A61B 1758, A61B 1900
Patent
active
056582862
ABSTRACT:
A method for shaping an implantable rigid bone fixation element during surgery involves inserting into at least two bones or bone parts a securing means for the element, with each means engageable with and defining a shape for the element; seating a flexible housing such as tubing having a contour essentially the same as the element into the engaging means; injecting a quick-setting fluid molding material into the housing; curing the molding material for a time under conditions sufficient to harden the material so that the housing forms a temporary master; and removing the temporary master and using it as a template to form the element. The method is especially preferred for the fabrication of spinal support bars, and provides for rapid and precise bar shaping.
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Tucker Guy V.
Woo Julian W.
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