Methods for positioning a load-bearing component of an orthopedic implant device by inserting a malleable device that hardens in vivo
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Mar 4, 2014
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Jun 26, 2008
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Dec 21, 2006
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Dec 21, 2006
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A device is provided that is non-rigid, i.e., flexible and/or malleable, in a first form, and then transformable after insertion to an in vivo site into a rigid, or hardened, form; a cure-initiating energy is applied to the device; and the device is then positioned in the in vivo site where it hardens to provide a load-bearing function or other structural and/or mechanical function. The device includes a biocompatible sheath and a curable material sealed within the sheath. The curable material is provided in a first form that provides flexibility to the device and is structured to rigidize in a second form after application of a quantity of an initiating energy to the material.
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