Surgical devices having a polymeric material with a therapeutic agent and methods for making same
DCFirst Claim
1. A surgical device for implantation in a body comprising:
- an implant, at least a portion of which is expandable; and
a polymeric material bonded to the implant,wherein the polymeric material is a thermoplastic, includes a therapeutic agent, is non-flowable and non-adherent at room temperature, and becomes flowable, tacky, and adherent upon the application of heat.
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Abstract
Surgical devices such as implants or suture fastenings are assembled from a plurality of discrete components, one of which components includes a heat bondable plastic material for bonding the components together. At least two components are bonded to each other by the applying heat to the heat bondable plastic material of one component. The heat bondable plastic material is preferably a polymeric or composite material suitable for surgical applications and implantation in humans, and may be a biodegradable material. A laser may be used as the heat source. The present invention is advantageously embodied in heat bonded fastenings for sutures or K-wires, in which a variety of different suture anchors are usable, including expandable distal suture anchors. Other embodiments include a metal bone plate which is held to bone by a metal bone screw and a nut of bondable material bonded to the plate to secure the connection; a piece of bondable material bonded to a metal prosthesis to custom fit the prosthesis; and a surgical implant custom formed by bonding together a plurality of discrete elements one or more of which is bondable.
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20 Claims
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1. A surgical device for implantation in a body comprising:
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an implant, at least a portion of which is expandable; and a polymeric material bonded to the implant, wherein the polymeric material is a thermoplastic, includes a therapeutic agent, is non-flowable and non-adherent at room temperature, and becomes flowable, tacky, and adherent upon the application of heat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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- 11. An implantable device for implantation in a human patient having a generally cylindrical body with a lumen extending longitudinally therethrough, at least a portion of the body including a metallic material and at least another portion of the body including a polymeric material bonded to the metallic material, the polymeric material including a therapeutic agent, being non-flowable and non-adherent at room temperature, and becoming flowable, tacky, and adherent upon the application of heat.
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