Title:
FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE ORTHOPAEDIC DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/012731
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An orthopaedic fixation device including an inner core and a shaft, one of the inner core and the shaft being formed of biocompatible plastic and the other of the inner core and the shaft being formed of metal, the plastic inner core or plastic shaft forming a load-bearing, structural element of the fixation device.
Inventors:
JANNA SIED W (US)
FABER HENRY B (US)
RITCHEY NICHOLAS S (US)
FABER HENRY B (US)
RITCHEY NICHOLAS S (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/046694
Publication Date:
April 04, 2013
Filing Date:
July 13, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SMITH & NEPHEW INC (US)
JANNA SIED W (US)
FABER HENRY B (US)
RITCHEY NICHOLAS S (US)
JANNA SIED W (US)
FABER HENRY B (US)
RITCHEY NICHOLAS S (US)
International Classes:
A61F5/01; A61F5/05
Foreign References:
| US5571202A | 1996-11-05 | |||
| US20100016985A1 | 2010-01-21 | |||
| US20040010313A1 | 2004-01-15 | |||
| US20080133022A1 | 2008-06-05 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
RIFFE, Timothy W. et al. (P.O. Box 1022Minneapolis, Minnesota, US)
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