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Surgical system
Assignee: Medicon
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Filing: 1993-08-12
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Granted: 1997-03-04
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Expires: 2013-08-12
Abstract
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.
Inventors
- 👤 Alexander Tschakaloff
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 04:14
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/68; A61B17/80; A61B17/8085; A61B17/88; A61B17/8863; A61B2017/00004; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S606/00; Y10S606/907; Y10S606/908
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
61 words
In a bodily tissue fixation plate formed of thermoplastic, body absorbable material and having a plurality of through-bores for receiving fasteners for attaching said plate to bodily tissue, the improvement comprising at least one truncated, substantially concave spherical formation situated between a pair of said through-bores and adapted to substantially matingly cooperate with a heating tip of a heating apparatus wand.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
61 words
In a bodily tissue fixation plate formed of thermoplastic, body absorbable material and having a plurality of through-bores for receiving fasteners for attaching said plate to bodily tissue, the improvement comprising at least one truncated, substantially concave spherical formation situated between a pair of said through-bores and adapted to substantially matingly cooperate with a heating tip of a heating apparatus wand.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The plate of claim 1 wherein said at least one formation comprises a plurality of formations.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The plate of claim 2 wherein said through-bores and said formations are arranged in alternating relation along said plate.
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