Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device to be implanted in human or animal tissue and method for implanting and assembling the device
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Application No.: US12442328Application Date: 2007-09-19
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Publication No.: US09724206B2Publication Date: 2017-08-08
- Inventor: Marcel Aeschlimann , Laurent Torriani , Andrea Muller , Thomas Knecht , Philipp Seiler , Urs Weber , Christopher Rast , Jorg Mayer , Stephanie Mehl , Milica Berra
- Applicant: Marcel Aeschlimann , Laurent Torriani , Andrea Muller , Thomas Knecht , Philipp Seiler , Urs Weber , Christopher Rast , Jorg Mayer , Stephanie Mehl , Milica Berra
- Applicant Address: CH Stansstad
- Assignee: WOODWELDING AG
- Current Assignee: WOODWELDING AG
- Current Assignee Address: CH Stansstad
- Agency: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP
- International Application: PCT/CH2007/000458 WO 20070919
- International Announcement: WO2008/034276 WO 20080327
- Main IPC: A61F2/44
- IPC: A61F2/44 ; A61B17/04 ; A61B17/064 ; A61B17/64 ; A61B17/68 ; A61B17/70 ; A61B17/72 ; A61B17/88 ; A61F2/08 ; A61F2/30 ; A61F2/40 ; A61F2/42 ; A61B17/80 ; A61B17/00 ; A61C8/00 ; A61F2/28 ; A61F2/32 ; A61F2/34 ; A61F2/36 ; A61F2/38 ; A61F2/46

Abstract:
An implant or endoprosthesis suitable to be implanted in human or animal tissue includes two (or more than two) parts to be joined in situ. Each one of the parts includes a joining location, the two joining locations facing each other when the device parts are positioned for being joined together, wherein one of the joining locations includes a material which is liquefiable by mechanical vibration and the other one of the joining locations includes a material which is not liquefiable by mechanical vibration and a structure (e.g. undercut cavities or protrusions) suitable for forming a positive fit connection with the liquefiable material. The joining process is effected by pressing the two device parts against each other and by applying ultrasonic vibration to one of the device parts when the two parts are positioned relative to each other such that the two joining locations are in contact with each other.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100023057A1 DEVICE TO BE IMPLANTED IN HUMAN OR ANIMAL TISSUE AND METHOD FOR IMPLANTING AND ASSEMBLING THE DEVICE Public/Granted day:2010-01-28
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