Sleeve element to be placed on a neck of a prosthetic hip or shoulder implant

Abstract

The invention provides a sleeve element (1) to be placed on a neck (53) of a prosthetic hip (51) or shoulder implant, wherein the sleeve element is made of a biodegradable elastically deformable material comprising a medical active agent to be released from the sleeve element. The sleeve element may comprise a longitudinal channel (2) and a longitudinal slit (3) extending over the length of the longitudinal channel and between the longitudinal channel and an outer surface of the sleeve element, wherein the sleeve element is elastically deformable between a closed state and an opened state, wherein a width of the longitudinal slit in the opened state is larger than the width of the longitudinal slit in the closed state. The invention also provides a prosthetic kit, comprising a prosthetic hip or shoulder implant having a neck, and the above sleeve element.

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