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US 2013/0211536 A1Published application
Method And Apparatus For Augumenting Bone Defects
AssigneeBiomet Manufacturing, LLC
InventorsRobert METZGER, Brian M. MAY, Daniel E. WILLIAMSON
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Abstract
A bone augment for repairing a bone defect and associated method. The bone augment includes a porous body and a reinforcement member. The porous body defines a plurality of pores and is configured to be intraoperatively shaped to correspond to the bone defect. The reinforcement member is mounted on an exterior surface of the porous body and is configured to be intraoperatively shaped to correspond to the bone defect
Claims20
A bone augment for repairing a bone defect comprising:
- a bone-engaging body defining a plurality of pores, the body configured to be intraoperatively shaped to correspond to the bone defect;
- and
- a polymeric reinforcement member mounted on an exterior surface of the bone-engaging body, the reinforcement member configured to be intraoperatively shaped to correspond to the bone defect.
A bone augment for repairing a bone defect comprising:
- a bone-engaging body defining a plurality of pores, the body configured to be intraoperatively shaped to correspond to the bone defect at an upper extremity of a tibia;
- and
- a polymeric reinforcement member mounted on an exterior surface of the bone-engaging body and having first and second extensions corresponding to opposite sides of the defect, the reinforcement member configured to be intraoperatively shaped to correspond to the bone defect.
A method for repairing a bone defect comprising:
- inserting a porous body of a bone augment into a bone defect, the porous body shaped to correspond to the bone defect;
- and
- fastening first and second extensions of a polymeric reinforcement member of the bone augment on opposite sides of the bone defect, the reinforcement member mounted on an exterior surface of the porous body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.