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Device for locally heating a bioabsorbable plate

  • US 6,592,578 B2
  • Filed: 02/23/2001
  • Issued: 07/15/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A hand held device for locally heating a portion of a bioabsorbable plate, said device comprising:

  • a body portion having a hand held section and a tip;

    said body portion defining a thermal mass for retaining heat within said body portion for transfer to the bioabsorbable plate;

    said tip holding a fluid for bridging said body portion and the bioabsorbable plate to facilitate heat transfer from said body portion to the bioabsorbable plate, wherein said tip has a roughened surface for retaining the fluid to said tip.

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