Adhesion enhanced cement coated intermedullary nail
OwnerRahul Vaidyainventor
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Abstract
A medication impregnated bone cement (MIBC) coated intramedullary (IM) nail for fixation of a long bone fracture comprising an IM nail base and medication impregnated bone cement. The bone cement encapsulates at least a portion of the IM nail base and forms an interface between the adjacent surfaces of the IM nail base and the bone cement. The interface between the encapsulating bone cement and the encapsulated IM nail base being enhanced to increase the adhesion of the encapsulating bone cement to the encapsulated IM nail base. The increase in adhesion being sufficient to ensure that the encapsulating bone cement remains adhered to the encapsulated IM nail base when the medication impregnated bone cement coated intramedullary nail is removed from the long bone.
Claims20
A medication impregnated bone cement (MIBC) coated intramedullary (IM) nail for fixation of a long bone fracture comprising:
- an IM nail base;
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- medication impregnated bone cement;
- wherein said bone cement encapsulates at least a portion of said IM nail base and forms an interface between the adjacent surfaces of said IM nail base and said bone cement;
- said interface between said encapsulating bone cement and said encapsulated IM nail base being enhanced to increase the adhesion of said encapsulating bone cement to said encapsulated IM nail base;
- wherein said increase in adhesion is sufficient to ensure that said encapsulating bone cement remains adhered to said encapsulated IM nail base when said medication impregnated bone cement coated intramedullary nail is removed from said long bone.
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