Method for fusing bone
Patent
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OSTI ID:203885
The present invention is a method for joining hard tissue which includes chemically removing the mineral matrix from a thin layer of the surfaces to be joined, placing the two bones together, and heating the joint using electromagnetic radiation. The goal of the method is not to produce a full-strength weld of, for example, a cortical bone of the tibia, but rather to produce a weld of sufficient strength to hold the bone halves in registration while either external fixative devices are applied to stabilize the bone segments, or normal healing processes restore full strength to the tibia.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of California (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Assignee:
- Univ. of California, Alameda, CA (United States)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5,498,259/A/
- Application Number:
- PAN: 8-221,422
- OSTI ID:
- 203885
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 12 Mar 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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