Medical implants with reservoir (s), and materials preparable from same
AssigneeWarsaw Orthopedics, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey Scifert, William McKay
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Abstract
Described is a medically useful article comprising a three-dimensional body including one or more implantable substances, wherein the body defines one or more reservoirs for receiving amounts of a biocompatible wetting liquid. In certain embodiments the body is disruptable upon wetting with the biocompatible liquid to form a conformable implantable material such as a putty, paste or more flowable wetted implant material. Also described are methods for manufacturing such medical materials, and methods for using such medical materials to treat patients.
Claims45
A medical article, comprising:
- a three-dimensional body formed of an implantable material;
- said three-dimensional body being wettable with a biocompatible liquid;
- said three-dimensional body being disruptable upon wetting with the biocompatible liquid so as to form a wetted, disrupted implant material;
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- said three-dimensional body defining one or more reservoirs for receiving the biocompatible liquid.
A method for preparing a medical material, comprising:
- providing a three-dimensional body formed of an implantable material, said three-dimensional body defining one or more reservoirs for receiving a biocompatible liquid;
- delivering a biocompatible liquid into said at least one reservoir;
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- disrupting said body to form an implantable material.
A method for manufacturing a medical article, comprising:
- forming a disruptable three-dimensional body comprising an implantable material;
- and
- providing in said three-dimensional body one or more reservoirs for receiving a biocompatible liquid.
A kit useful for preparing an implantable medical material, the kit comprising:
- a disruptable three-dimensional body comprising an implantable material, said three dimensional body defining one or more reservoirs for receiving a biocompatible liquid;
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- an amount of a biocompatible liquid for wetting said disruptable three-dimensional body.
A medical article, comprising:
- a three-dimensional body formed of an implantable material;
- said three-dimensional body defining one or more reservoirs configured to receive and pool a liquid wetting medium for the body.
A method for preparing a wetted medical implant body, comprising:
- providing a three-dimensional body formed of an implantable material, said three-dimensional body defining one or more reservoirs;
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- charging a biocompatible liquid wetting medium to said one or more reservoirs, wherein said liquid wetting medium pools in said one or more reservoirs and thereafter is completely absorbed by said body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.