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US 12,708,415 B2Granted
Fenestrated implant
AssigneeSI-Bone Inc.
InventorsRichard G. Mauldin, Scott A. Yerby, Mark A. Reiley, Bret W. Schneider
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to implants used in medical procedures such as bone fixation or fusion. More specifically, this application relates to fenestrated implants used in bone fixation or fusion.
Claims8
An implant for bone fixation, comprising:
- an elongate body having a longitudinal axis and a rectilinear cross section transverse to the longitudinal axis, a first face, a second face, and a third face, each extending longitudinally along the elongate body, wherein each of the first face, second face, and third face form an apex with an adjacent face, wherein the second face extends between an apex with the first face and an apex with the third face,
- wherein a distal portion of the elongate body that is configured to be implanted in a sacrum includes a plurality of fenestrations on each face, and a proximal portion of the elongate body that is proximal relative to the distal portion of the elongate body and that is configured to be implanted in an ilium is free from fenestrations,
- wherein the implant has a bending strength or a shear strength of 0.5 to 0.9 relative to a reference implant that is cannulated but otherwise solid and which has a bending strength of 1.00 and a shear strength of 1.00.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.