Method for joining two or more segments of a surgical implant
AssigneeDePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
InventorsCyril Voisard, Robert Frigg, Goetz Thorwarth
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method for joining two or more segments of a bone implant comprises the steps of placing a plurality of thin layers of an intermetallic material between first and second segments of the bone implant and applying a mechanical load to the plurality of layers. In a subsequent step, the plurality of layers are ignited by applying an external activation energy thereto, the ignition heating the plurality of layers to a reaction temperature and causing the segments to become affixed to one another after cooling.
Claims14
A kit for forming a bone plate, comprising:
- a first implant segment formed of a first material;
- a second implant segment formed of a second material;
- and
- a plurality of layers of an intermetallic material disposed between the first and second segments;
- wherein the first and second implant segments are configured to be metallurgically welded to one another.
A kit for bone fixation, comprising:
- a first bone implant segment formed of a first material;
- a second bone implant segment formed of a second material;
- and
- a plurality of layers of an intermetallic material disposed between the first and second segments;
- wherein the first and second implant segments are configured to be metallurgically welded to one another to form a hybrid bone plate.
A kit for forming a bone plate, comprising:
- a first implant segment formed of a first material;
- a plurality of second implant segments, each being formed of a material different than the first material, each of the second implant segments being configured to provide one of a different configuration and a different material property to a hybrid bone plate formed when joined to the first implant segment;
- a plurality of layers of an intermetallic material disposed between the first implant segment and a selected one of the second implant segments at a joint at which the first implant segment and the selected one of the second implant segments are metallurgically welded to one another to form a hybrid bone plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.