Surgical system

Details Surgical system Surgical system

1993-08-12

1997-03-04

Sykes, Angela D.

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

606 70, 606 77, A61B 1758

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056074271

ABSTRACT:
A surgical system including: (1) a thermoplastic, body absorbable, bodily tissue fixation plate having a plurality of formations and a plurality of through-bores arranged in alternating relation along with plate; (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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