MEDICAL STOCKINETTES USED IN ORTHOPEDIC

Brand	Owner	Address	Description
COPLEX	ALBA-WALDENSIAN, INC.	Valdese NC	Medical Stockinettes Used in Orthopedic, Surgical and General Ancillary Medical Procedures as Underliners for Casts, Body and Limb Drapes and Bandage Retainers;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

This invention relates to orthopedic implants and to methods of treating bone defects. More specifically, but not exclusively, the present invention is directed to non-metallic implants and to methods for intra-operative assembly and fixation of orthopedic implants to facilitate medical treatment. The non-metallic implant assembly can be secured to underlying tissue by a fastener, such as a bone screw, that is capable of swelling on contact with fluid in the underlying tissue. Alternatively, the non-metallic implant assembly can be assembled intra-operatively using a fastener that is adhesively bonded to a bone plate or the bone plate can be deformed using heat, force, or solvents to inhibit withdrawal of the fastener. In preferred embodiments, both the fastener and the bone plate are formed of biodegradable material.