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US 6,767,369 B2Granted
Plugs for filling bony defects
AssigneeSynthes USA, LLC
InventorsMichael L. Boyer, II, David C. Paul, Thomas B. Higgins, Christopher M. Angelucci, Dominique D. Messerli, Kenneth I. Kobayashi
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Abstract
The present invention relates to plugs for filling vacancies in bone tissue. The plugs include a body and at least one end cap that are coupled together and may be formed from bone. The body of the plug may be a sleeve, and the plug may further include an insert configured and dimensioned to be received in the sleeve.
Claims55
A plug for filling a vacant region in anatomical bone, comprising:
- a body with a top end, a bottom end, and an outer surface disposed between the top and bottom ends;
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- a first cap comprising a locking portion mechanically lockable to an end of the body and configured and dimensioned to be rotatably received in the body,
- wherein the locking portion extends substantially across a face of the first cap, and
- wherein the body and first cap are substantially formed from bone selected from the group consisting of cortical and cancellous bone.
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A plug for filling a vacant region in anatomical bone, comprising
- a sleeve comprising a top end, a bottom end, an inner surface, an outer surface disposed between the top and bottom ends, a groove disposed on the inner surface proximate one of the ends, and a plurality of through-holes extending from the inner surface to the outer surface;
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- a first cap comprising opposing faces and a locking portion configured and dimensioned to be received in the groove;
- wherein one of the faces of the first cap abuts one of the ends of the sleeve, and
- wherein the sleeve and first cap are substantially formed of bone.
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A plug for filling a vacant region in anatomical bone, comprising:
- a sleeve comprising a top end, a bottom end, an inner surface, an outer surface disposed between the top and bottom ends, a groove disposed on the inner surface proximate one of the ends, and a plurality of through-holes extending from the inner surface to the outer surface;
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- a first cap comprising opposing faces and a locking portion protruding from and extending substantially across one of the faces, the locking portion being configured and dimensioned to be received in the groove;
- wherein the sleeve and first cap are substantially formed of bone.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.