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US 2025/0152364 A1Published application
Expandable device to improve fixation of orthopaedic implants
OwnerChristopher TRAVERSinventor
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Abstract
An adapter for receiving an implant includes at least one rigid segment and at least one flexible segment connected to the at least one rigid segment. The at least one rigid segment and the at least one flexible segment together form a body. The at least one rigid segment may be made from a material encouraging growth of bone thereinto. The body defines an interior and an exterior. The at least one rigid segment and the at least one flexible segment bias the body to expand outwardly from the interior. The body is adapted to be inserted into a bone.
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An adapter for receiving an implant, comprising:
- at least one rigid segment;
- and
- at least one flexible segment connected to the at least one rigid segment,
- wherein the at least one rigid segment and the at least one flexible segment together form a body,
- wherein the at least one rigid segment comprises a material encouraging growth of bone thereinto,
- wherein the body defines an interior and an exterior,
- wherein the at least one rigid segment and the at least one flexible segment bias the body to expand outwardly from the interior,
- wherein the body is adapted to be inserted into a bone.
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