Implant osseux expansible de chirurgie orthopédique humaine, système orthopédique et procédé de fabrication de l'implant
AssigneeLock-In VCF SA
InventorGuillaume LACAZE
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AssigneeLock-In VCF SA
InventorGuillaume LACAZE
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An implant, a system, and a manufacturing process for human orthopedic surgery for restoring the volume and/or geometry of a bone by expanding at least two faces of the implant, each including a flange, the bringing together of the distal (12) and proximal (11) ends causing the support arms to pivot, causing the flanges to move away from each other and, consequently, the implant to expand, wherein an expansion sleeve or ring (20) and the proximal end of a central axis (3) of the implant can be moved away from each other to exert traction on the flanges, via expansion arms, which causes the support arms to pivot, resulting in controlled expansion of the implant (1) between the folded configuration and the deployed configuration.
An expandable bone implant (1) for human orthopaedic surgery for restoring the volume and/or geometry of a bone by expansion between a folded configuration and a deployed configuration, said implant comprising a central shaft (3) and extending along a longitudinal axis (L) between a proximal end (11) adapted to cooperate with an implantation instrument (A) for holding the implant and a distal end (12) intended to be first inserted into the bone, at least two faces of the implant each comprising at least one flange (13, 14, 15) for contact with bone tissue, each of the flanges being supported by at least two support arms (131, 141, 151) each, by means of a hinge on the central shaft (3) and a hinge under the respective flange (13, 14, 15) of each of said support arms (131, 141, 151);
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