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US 2013/0211539 A1Published application
Negative-positive pressurizable implant
AssigneeBiomet Manufacturing, LLC
InventorsJohn M. McDaniel, Nathan Winslow
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Abstract
A pressurizable implant, comprising a body and at least one porous arm extending from and interconnected to the body, the at least one porous arm being configured to accommodate a pressure gradient that is created by a device removably connectable to the body.
Claims20
A pressurizable implant, comprising:
- a body;
- and
- at least one porous arm extending from and interconnected to the body, the at least one porous arm being configured to accommodate a pressure gradient that is created by a device removably connectable to the body.
A system for pressurizing an implant, comprising:
- a body having an internal chamber;
- at least one porous arm extending from and interconnected to the internal chamber via a channel or duct;
- an airtight seal;
- and
- a device configured to removably couple to the airtight seal to distribute a pressure gradient across the at least one porous arm.
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A method of distributing a pressure gradient across an implant during a surgical procedure, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an implant having a body, an internal chamber and at least one porous arm extending from and interconnected to the internal chamber via a channel or duct;
- placing an airtight seal in the internal chamber;
- connecting a device to the airtight seal;
- and
- actuating the device to create a pressure differential across at least a portion of the implant.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.