Orthopedic implant, method, and kit
AssigneeMedline Industries, Inc.
InventorsScott Goldstein, Wes Reed
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Abstract
Disclosed in an orthopedic implant that comprises a spacer portion having a superior portion and an inferior portion, and a staple portion. The staple portion is integral with the spacer portion and comprises a crown portion and first and second leg portions, the first and second leg portions having distal end that converge front the crown portion and that are composed of a material that has superelastic properties at body temperatures, whereby the first and second leg portions are configured to impart a compressive biasing force when the implant is installed with the legs under tension.
Claims17
An orthopedic implant comprising:
- a spacer portion having a superior portion and an inferior portion;
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- a first staple portion, said staple portion being integral with the spacer portion, said first staple portion comprising a first crown portion and first and second leg portions, the first and second leg portions having distal ends that converge from the first crown portion, said first crown portion being connected to the spacer portion proximal said superior portion, the spacer portion extending in the inferior direction generally towards the distal ends of the first and second leg portions;
- at least said first staple portion of said implant comprising a material that has superelastic properties at body temperatures, whereby said first and second leg portions are configured to impart a compressive biasing force when the implant is installed with the legs under tension.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.