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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4834752 | Tissue augmentation device and method of repairing a ligament or tendon A tissue augmentation device is disclosed for use in parallel with biological tissue in the repair or reconstruction of ligaments and tendons. The device comprises at least one strap-like element formed of a stable biocompatible material and a biodegradab... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4781183 | Surgical prosthesis A bone fixation device is disclosed. The device comprises an absorbable homopolymer of 1-lactide or d1-lactide, or a copolymer of 1-lactide, and a reinforcement material. The reinforcement material can be a particulate filler of hydroxyapatite or a plural... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4778471 | Zcap ceramics The present invention replaces the aluminum oxide in ALCAP ceramics with zinc oxide or zinc sulfate or mixtures thereof to provide a resorbable high strength ceramic. Specifically, a zinc bioceramic is provided comprising about 10 to 50 wt. % zinc oxide o... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4776329 | Resorbable compressing screw and method A method for repairing a bone fracture with a compression screw assembly is provided. First and second non-resorbable compression members are positioned so that the head portion of the compression screw can protrude from the surface of the second non-reso... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4774227 | Collagen compositions for bone repair containing autogeneic marrow A composition which combines autogenic bone marrow with a suspension of purified atelopeptide reconstituted collagen is used to repair bone defects in mammals.... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4759765 | Tissue augmentation device A tissue augmentation device is disclosed for use in parallel with biological tissue in the repair or reconstruction of ligaments and tendons. The device comprises at least one strap-like element formed of a stable biocompatible material and a biodegradab... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4756307 | Nail device A nail device includes a plurality of segments fastened together by a resorbable bioadhesive such that the plurality of segments are gradually disassociated after the nail device is implanted into a bone. The disassociated segments exhibit less bending an... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4713076 | Coating composition and anchorage component for surgical implants The invention relates to a coating composition and an anchorage component for implants having a completely or partly coated surface. The coating comprises a filling material of highly porous spherical particles having a diameter from about 10 to about 200... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4655203 | Bone fracture surgical device Surgical device for immobilization of bone fracture, which device comprises at least one, essentially stiff osteosynthesis plate (7) which is located perpendicularly over or through the fracture (6). Additionally the osteosynthesis device comprises at lea... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4655777 | Method of producing biodegradable prosthesis and products therefrom Method of producing biodegradable prostheses comprising a composite of resorbable fibers reinforcing a biodegradable polymer matrix and the use thereof in medical applications such as bone plates and other orthopedic devices. The fibers include ceramic po... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4615705 | Antimicrobial surgical implants Surgical implants, especially endoprosthetic orthopaedic implants and sutures, are rendered antimicrobial by the presence of a bioerodible metallic silver component, especially a surface coating, which provides in vivo a sustained release of silver ions i... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4612923 | Glass-filled, absorbable surgical devices A surgical device fabricated from a synthetic absorbable polymer containing an absorbable glass filler.... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4550449 | Absorbable bone fixation device An absorbable internal bone fixation device is disclosed. The device is made from a high molecular weight polymer of L(-)lactide having an inherent viscosity above 4.5. The polymer contains less than 2% unreacted monomer and is polymerized under condition... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4539981 | Absorbable bone fixation device An absorbable internal bone fixation device is disclosed. The device is made from a high molecular weight polymer of L(-)lactide having an inherent viscosity above 4.5. The polymer contains less than 2% unreacted monomer and is polymerized under condition... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4429691 | Method for filling in defects or hollow portions of bones A filler for filling in defects or hollow portions of bones to coalesce with the bone tissues is provided which comprises powders of a calcium phosphate compound having the apatite crystalline structure of each crystal grain size of from 50 .orgate. to 10... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4394370 | Bone graft material for osseous defects and method of making same Complexes of reconstituted collagen and demineralized bone particles or reconstituted collagen and a solubilized bone morphogenetic protein fabricated in a sponge suitable for in vivo implantation in osseous defects are disclosed. Both demineralized bone ... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4356572 | Biodegradable implant useable as a bone prosthesis A biodegradable bone prosthesis or implant is made of a coherent material comprising calcium carbonate in crystalline form. The prosthesis or implant is in the form of a filler or replacement part for bone substance. It can also be in the form of a pin or... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4279249 | New prosthesis parts, their preparation and their application Osteosynthesis parts are made of an absorbable polymer composition consisting of a matrix of lactic acid homopolymer, or a copolymer very high in lactic acid units, having discrete reinforcement elements embedded therein. The reinforcement elements are ma... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4074713 | Poly(N-acetyl-D-glucosamine) products Poly(N-acetyl-D-glucosamine) is soluble in hexafluoroisopropyl alcohol and hexafluoracetone sesquihydrate. The solutions formed may be wet or dry spun into filaments, or cast into films or solid articles, which may be used as absorbable surgical sutures, ... | 02/21/1978 |
