Method for Joining Two or More Segments of a Surgical Implant
AssigneeDePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
InventorsCyril Voisard, Robert Frigg, Goetz Thorwarth
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Abstract
A method for joining two or more segments of a bone implant comprises the steps of placing a plurality of thin layers of an intermetallic material between first and second segments of the bone implant and applying a mechanical load to the plurality of layers. In a subsequent step, the plurality of layers are ignited by applying an external activation energy thereto, the ignition heating the plurality of layers to a reaction temperature and causing the segments to become affixed to one another after cooling.
Claims27
A method for joining two or more segments of a bone implant, comprising the steps of:
- placing first and second segments of a bone implant in a desired orientation relative to one another, wherein the orientation is selected to conform to the requirements of a target bone, wherein the first segment is formed of a first material, the second segment is formed of a second material and;
- metallurgically welding the first segment to the second segment to cause the first and second segments to become affixed to one another.
A surgical implant, comprising:
- a first implant segment formed of a first material;
- and
- a second implant segment formed of a second material;
- wherein the first and second implant segments are configured to be metallurgically welded to one another.
A kit for bone fixation, comprising:
- a first bone implant segment formed of a first material;
- and
- a second bone implant segment formed of a second material;
- wherein the first and second implant segments are configured to be metallurgically welded to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.