DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANTS
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1. An orthopaedic implant system, comprising:
- an orthopaedic implant implantable at a selected location within a corporeal body and configured for delivering at least one therapeutic agent to said corporeal body, said implant defining a reservoir and a plurality of channels, said reservoir configured for receiving said at least one therapeutic agent, said plurality of channels configured for conveying said at least one therapeutic agent from said reservoir to a treatment site relative to said corporeal body, said implant being at least one of an internal fixation device and a porous device.
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Abstract
An orthopaedic implant system includes an orthopaedic implant implantable at a selected location within a corporeal body and configured for delivering at least one therapeutic agent to the corporeal body, the implant defining a reservoir and a plurality of channels, the reservoir configured for receiving the at least one therapeutic agent, the plurality of channels configured for conveying the at least one therapeutic agent from the reservoir to a treatment site relative to the corporeal body, the implant being at least one of an internal fixation device and a porous device.
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37 Claims
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1. An orthopaedic implant system, comprising:
an orthopaedic implant implantable at a selected location within a corporeal body and configured for delivering at least one therapeutic agent to said corporeal body, said implant defining a reservoir and a plurality of channels, said reservoir configured for receiving said at least one therapeutic agent, said plurality of channels configured for conveying said at least one therapeutic agent from said reservoir to a treatment site relative to said corporeal body, said implant being at least one of an internal fixation device and a porous device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of using an orthopaedic implant system, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing an orthopaedic implant defining a reservoir and a plurality of channels, said implant being at least one of an internal fixation device and a porous device; implanting said implant at a selected location within said corporeal body; receiving at least one therapeutic agent in said reservoir; conveying said at least one therapeutic agent from said reservoir to a treatment site relative to said corporeal body via said plurality of channels; and delivering said at least one therapeutic agent to said corporeal body. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of using an orthopaedic implant, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing an orthopaedic implant body defining at least one pathway; receiving at least one therapeutic agent by said implant body; implanting the orthopaedic implant at a selected location within a corporeal body; conveying said at least one therapeutic agent from said implant body to a treatment site relative to said corporeal body via said at least one pathway using pressure generated by said corporeal body to mechanically force said at least one therapeutic agent from said implant body to said treatment site. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A method of using an orthopaedic implant, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing an orthopaedic implant defining a reservoir and a plurality of channels; implanting said implant at a selected location within a corporeal body, said implant being implanted into soft tissue of said corporeal body; receiving at least one therapeutic agent in said reservoir; conveying said at least one therapeutic agent from said reservoir to a treatment site relative to said corporeal body via said plurality of channels; and delivering said at least one therapeutic agent to said corporeal body. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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