Instruments for osteolysis repair
AssigneeWright Medical Technology, Inc.
InventorsOlaf Schutz, Kelly Schlachter
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Abstract
A plug for plugging a hole of a bone or implant body during injection of an osteoregenerative material comprising, generally, a plug body, the plug body configured to plug a hole of the body to prevent osteoregenerative material from leaking through the hole, and a tail, the tail attached to the plug body for use in removing the plug body from the hole. In one embodiment, the plug body has an insertion cavity on a trailing end thereof for use in inserting the plug into a hole of the body. The plug body preferably has a frustoconical configuration. The plug body is preferably made of a resilient material, such as silicon.
Claims29
A plug for plugging a hole of a bone or implant body during injection of an osteoregenerative material, comprising:
- a plug body, said plug body configured to plug a hole of the body to thereby prevent osteoregenerative material from leaking through the hole, and
- a tail, said tail attached to the plug body for use in removing the plug body from the hole.
19-20. (canceled)
A method of repairing an osteolytic lesion associated with an implant comprising:
- plugging holes of the implant with one or more removable plugs prior to injecting a bone regenerative material into the lesion, whereby said plugs prevent said bone regenerative material from leaking through the holes.
The method of claim 22, further comprising each of said plugs having a tail attached thereto, and using said tails to remove said plugs from the implant.
27-30. (canceled)
A plug for plugging a hole of a bone or implant body during injection of an osteoregenerative material, comprising:
- a plug body formed from a resilient material, said plug body having a frustoconical configuration narrowing from a trailing end to a leading end for use in plugging a selected hole of the implant body to thereby prevent osteoregenerative material from leaking through the hole, a shoulder extending along a rim of said trailing end of said plug body,
- a tail, said tail formed from a cord, a distal portion of said cord embedded in said plug body for use in removing the plug body from the hole, said cord extending from said trailing end of said plug body, and
- said plug body having an insertion cavity on said trailing end for use in inserting said plug into a selected hole of the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.