ORTHOPEDIC DEVICES COMPRISING BONE BASED MATERIALS

Brand	Owner	Address	Description
OSTEOBRIDGE IC	ALTIVA CORPORATION	Suite 1 9800 Southern Pines Blvd. Charlotte NC 28273	Orthopedic devices comprising bone-based materials, namely bone grafts, bone implants, bone matrix; bone-based composites for implantation; osteoinductive bone-based materials;
	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.