SURGICAL METHOD, KIT OF PARTS, AND IMPLANT
First Claim
1. A surgical method comprising the steps of:
- Providing an artificial or allograft or autograft flexible planar structure;
Providing an implant, said implant comprising a proximal end and a distal end and further comprising a surface region of material liquefiable by mechanical movement, or further comprising a hollow space that is at least partially filled by material liquefiable by mechanical movement and a plurality of channels between the hollow space and an implant surface, so that the liquefiable material may reach a surface region when a mechanical movement is applied to the liquefiable material;
Exposing a surface region of hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material;
Positioning the implant on an exposed area of the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material; and
Fastening the implant to the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material by;
Impinging the proximal end of the implant with mechanical movement and simultaneously pressing the implant against the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material while the distal end of the implant protrudes into a cavity of the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material and regions of the liquefiable material are in contact with the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material, and thereby liquefying at least a portion of the liquefiable material; and
Letting the liquefiable material resolidify;
wherein the flexible planar structure is fastened to the implant, either before impinging the implant by mechanical movement or while impinging the implant by mechanical movement or after impinging the implant by mechanical movement.
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Abstract
A surgical method is provided, the method including the steps of: providing an artificial or allograft flexible planar structure; providing an implant, the implant including material liquefiable by mechanical oscillation, exposing a surface region of hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material; positioning the implant on an exposed area of the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material; and fastening the implant to the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material by impinging the proximal end of the implant with mechanical oscillation and simultaneously pressing the implant against the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material while the distal end of the implant protrudes into a cavity of the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material and regions of the liquefiable material are in contact with the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material, and thereby liquefying at least a portion of the liquefiable material, and letting the liquefiable material resolidify.
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31 Claims
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1. A surgical method comprising the steps of:
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Providing an artificial or allograft or autograft flexible planar structure;
Providing an implant, said implant comprising a proximal end and a distal end and further comprising a surface region of material liquefiable by mechanical movement, or further comprising a hollow space that is at least partially filled by material liquefiable by mechanical movement and a plurality of channels between the hollow space and an implant surface, so that the liquefiable material may reach a surface region when a mechanical movement is applied to the liquefiable material;
Exposing a surface region of hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material;
Positioning the implant on an exposed area of the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material; and
Fastening the implant to the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material by;
Impinging the proximal end of the implant with mechanical movement and simultaneously pressing the implant against the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material while the distal end of the implant protrudes into a cavity of the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material and regions of the liquefiable material are in contact with the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material, and thereby liquefying at least a portion of the liquefiable material; and
Letting the liquefiable material resolidify;
wherein the flexible planar structure is fastened to the implant, either before impinging the implant by mechanical movement or while impinging the implant by mechanical movement or after impinging the implant by mechanical movement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A surgical method comprising the steps of:
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Providing an artificial or allograft or autograft flexible planar structure;
Providing a plurality of implants, each comprising a proximal end and a distal end and further comprising a surface region of material liquefiable by mechanical oscillation, or further comprising a hollow space that is at least partially filled by material liquefiable by mechanical oscillation and at least one channel between the hollow space and an implant surface, so that the liquefiable material may reach a surface region when a mechanical oscillation is applied to the liquefiable material;
Exposing a surface region of hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material;
Positioning the implants on an exposed area of the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material and positioning at least a section of the flexible planar structure on said exposed area, so that the implants reach through openings in the flexible planar structure;
Impinging the proximal end of the implants with mechanical oscillation and simultaneously pressing the implant against the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material while the distal ends of the implants protrude into cavities of the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material and regions of the liquefiable material are in contact with the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material, and thereby liquefying at least a portion of the liquefiable material;
Liquefying, by mechanical vibration, liquefiable material of the implants being in contact with the flexible planar structure and thereby penetrating at least one of pores and of spaces of the flexible planar structure by the liquefied liquefiable material; and
Letting the liquefiable material resolidify.
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16. A surgical method comprising the steps of:
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Providing an artificial or allograft flexible planar structure;
Exposing a surface region of hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material;
Anchoring the flexible planar structure with respect to the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material by providing an implant, a distal end of which protrudes into the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material Sand which comprises a surface with liquefiable material, the liquefiable material penetrating at least one of pores, of unevenness, and of artificially made retention structures of the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material;
a proximal structure of the implant being fastened to the flexible planar structure. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A kit of parts for performing a surgical method, comprising
an artificial or allograft flexible planar structure, and further comprising a plurality of implants, each comprising a proximal end and a distal end, a surface region of material liquefiable by mechanical oscillation, or a hollow space that is at least partially filled by material liquefiable by mechanical oscillation and at least one channel between the hollow space and an implant surface, so that the liquefiable material may reach a surface region when a mechanical oscillation is applied to the liquefiable material, and a fastening means for fastening the implant to the flexible planar structure before being implanted, while being implanted, or after being implanted.
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25. An implant comprising:
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a proximal end and a distal end, a surface region of material liquefiable by mechanical movement, or a hollow space that is at least partially filled by material liquefiable by mechanical movement and at least one channel between the hollow space and an implant surface, so that the liquefiable material may reach a surface region when a mechanical movement is applied to the liquefiable material, and a fastening means for fastening the implant to a flexible planar structure before being implanted, while being implanted, or after being implanted. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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