Bone cement plug

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7749279
APP PUB NO 20070083212A1
SERIAL NO

10564130

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A bone cement plug for fitting into the intramedullary canal within a bone to restrict flow of bone cement during surgery comprises a sleeve (2) whose wall is circumferentially continuous and has an outer surface (10) for contacting the wall (32) of the canal. The sleeve (2) is formed from a deformable material so that it can be expanded transversely to contact the surface (32) of the canal. The plug includes an expander which can be drawn through the cavity (12) in a direction generally along the axis of the sleeve (2), to cause the sleeve (2) to expand transversely to contact the surface (32) of the canal. The inner surfaces of the wall converge towards the end (16) of the sleeve (2) towards which the expander is drawn to cause the sleeve (2) to expand to contact the surface (32) of the canal.

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  • DEPUY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ewans, John High Wycombe, GB 3 99
Kowalski, Rick Preston, GB 5 176
Twomey, Richard Knaresborough, GB 1 48
Watkins, Neil Cheshire, GB 5 171

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