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US 2026/0013997 A1Published application
Methods, devices, and systems for treating bone defects
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of Michigan
InventorsAlexis Donneys, Kenneth Kozloff
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Abstract
Provided herein are devices, systems, and methods of treating bone defects by wrapping thermoplastics around bone and molding thermoplastic to bone. Also provided herein are a sonotrode coupler and system used to perform the method. The technology provides devices, systems, and methods for containment of graft materials, matrices, and bone regenerative therapeutics and prevents surrounding tissue encroachment for guided bone regeneration.
Claims13
A method for treating bone defects comprising:
- (i) placing a thermoplastic around a bone defect;
- and
- (ii) molding the thermoplastic.
A sonotrode coupler, comprising:
- (i) a rod configured to transmit localized heat;
- and
- (ii) A plurality of prongs shaped to provide mechanical surface contact to a circumference of a thermoplastic wrapped bone surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.