Drug delivery implants
First Claim
1. An orthopaedic implant, comprising:
- an internal fixation device, said internal fixation device including;
an exterior surface;
a threaded section including a reservoir and at least one threaded section channel fluidly communicating said reservoir with said exterior surface of said internal fixation device, each threaded section channel having an interior diameter and a length which is greater than said interior diameter;
a head including a head channel fluidly communicating said reservoir with an exterior surface of said head, a channel diameter of said head channel being respectively larger than a largest interior diameter of each threaded section channel, said channel diameter of said head channel being the same as a large interior diameter of said reservoir, said head defining a head diameter that is greater than a threaded section diameter of the threaded section; and
a continuously tapering, in one direction, inner surface between said head channel and said reservoir.
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Abstract
An orthopedic implant includes an internal fixation device. The internal fixation device includes: an exterior surface; a threaded section including a reservoir and at least one threaded section channel fluidly communicating the reservoir with the exterior surface, each threaded section channel having an interior diameter and a length which is greater than the interior diameter; a head including a head channel fluidly communicating the reservoir with an exterior surface of the head, a channel diameter of the head channel being respectively larger than a largest interior diameter of each threaded section channel, the channel diameter of the head channel being the same as a large interior diameter of the reservoir; and a continuously tapering inner surface between the head channel and the reservoir.
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10 Claims
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1. An orthopaedic implant, comprising:
an internal fixation device, said internal fixation device including; an exterior surface; a threaded section including a reservoir and at least one threaded section channel fluidly communicating said reservoir with said exterior surface of said internal fixation device, each threaded section channel having an interior diameter and a length which is greater than said interior diameter; a head including a head channel fluidly communicating said reservoir with an exterior surface of said head, a channel diameter of said head channel being respectively larger than a largest interior diameter of each threaded section channel, said channel diameter of said head channel being the same as a large interior diameter of said reservoir, said head defining a head diameter that is greater than a threaded section diameter of the threaded section; and a continuously tapering, in one direction, inner surface between said head channel and said reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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