Implant comprising a plurality of hardening states
AssigneeSetBone Medical Ltd.
InventorsRoyi Kaufmann, Nimrod Kaufmann
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a deformable body formed of at least 20% by volume of a polymer material in which individual polymer backbones have a plurality of functional groups capable of cross-linking to form a cross-link; said polymer material provided in a first less-cross-linked configuration; wherein said polymer material, upon application of a suitable stimuli, said stimuli causes cross-linking of said functional groups to form cross-linking between said polymer backbones such that said polymer material is in a second more-crosslinked configuration.
Claims21
A medical grade implant, comprising a deformable body formed of at least 20% by volume of a polymer material in which individual polymer backbones have a plurality of functional groups capable of cross-linking to form a cross-link;
- said polymer material provided in a first less-cross-linked configuration;
- wherein said polymer material, upon application of an initiator, said initiator causes cross-linking of said functional groups to form cross-linking between said polymer backbones such that said polymer material is in a second more-cross-linked configuration;
- wherein said initiator is mixed in a mix of viscous paste polymer;
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- wherein mixing of said initiator with said deformable body is self-mixing and said mixing is achieved during a delivery process.
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