초록 ▼

Device and method for treating a newly created bone void or soft tissue deficiency including a one piece moldable body having a form sufficient to cover a bone void and made of a biodegradable material. The body includes enclosed interconnected randomly positioned, randomly shaped and randomly sized

Device and method for treating a newly created bone void or soft tissue deficiency including a one piece moldable body having a form sufficient to cover a bone void and made of a biodegradable material. The body includes enclosed interconnected randomly positioned, randomly shaped and randomly sized voids extending throughout the mass of the body member with each void communicating with the others and communicating with substantially the entire exterior of the body to which blood is attracted by capillary action from arteries leading to the bone void for saturation of the body with blood for the development of blood capillaries whereby the bone void is healed as the body member biodegrades.

대표청구항 ▼

A device for treating and healing a newly created bone void comprising: (a) a one piece body member formed of a biodegradable material, (b) said body member having a form sufficient to fill and cover a bone void, and (c) having enclosed interconnected randomly positioned and randomly sized and shape

A device for treating and healing a newly created bone void comprising: (a) a one piece body member formed of a biodegradable material, (b) said body member having a form sufficient to fill and cover a bone void, and (c) having enclosed interconnected randomly positioned and randomly sized and shaped voids therein each void connecting with the others and communicating with the exterior of the body through which voids blood is attracted by capillary action for saturation of the body with blood said voids occupying about 90% of the volume of the body and said body having a wetting agent incorporated therewith, whereby a bone void filled and covered by the body member is healed as the body member biodegrades.