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US 2014/0194938 A1Published application
Sheaths for implantable fixation devices
AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorsRaymond A. Bojarski, Paul A. Torrie, Frazer Harvie, Steven W. Ek
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Abstract
Sheaths for implantable fixation devices are disclosed. Sheaths have a flexible body with a perforated wall, an open end, a closed end, and a body interior sized and shaped to receive the fixation device.
Claims26
1-18. (canceled)
A sheath for an implantable fixation device, the sheath comprising:
- a flexible body having a relieved wall, the body defining an interior sized and shaped to receive the fixation device and including an open end and a closed end.
A sheath assembly for an implantable fixation device, the sheath assembly comprising:
- a sheath including a flexible body having a relieved wall, the body comprising an exterior surface with a roughened finish, and the body defining an interior sized and shaped to receive the fixation device and including two open ends, each end comprising an opening of substantially the same dimensions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.