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US 2024/0180709 A1Published application
Adjustable mold for forming spacer devices or parts thereof
OwnerEmanuele Caiazzainventor
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Abstract
An adjustable mold for forming spacer devices or parts thereof for the replacement of a joint prosthesis or part thereof, and the related kit for forming such spacer devices or parts thereof.
Claims17
A mold (1) for forming spacer devices (SD) or parts thereof for replacement of a joint prosthesis or of a part thereof, comprising:
- a main body (2) defining at least one molding cavity (MC);
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- adjusting means for adjusting (3) a height of said at least one molding cavity (MC), so that it is possible to so as to enable a variation of the height of said at least one molding cavity (MC) or to carry out a controlled filling of the at least one molding cavity in such a way that said mold (1) allows forming at least two spacer devices (SD) with different heights or thicknesses in relation to each other,
- wherein said main body (2) comprises a base component (2a),
- wherein said adjusting means (3) comprise at least one auxiliary or lateral component or insert (3a, 3e, 3f) engageable or connectable with said base component (2a),
- wherein said at least one auxiliary or lateral component (3a, 3e, 3f) is designed to define a bottom of said at least one molding cavity (MC), or said at least one auxiliary or lateral component or insert (3a, 3e, 3f) is designed to define the bottom and/or a top of said at least one molding cavity (MC) and comprises one or more defining or delimiting sections (4) arranged to define or delimit a lateral surface or extension of said at least one molding cavity (MC).
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