US 12,226,132 B2
Granule made of biocompatible metallic material for vertebroplasty
Gaetano Sorano, Trecastagni (IT); and Roberto Drago, Viagrande (IT)
Assigned to MT ORTHO S.R.L., Aci Sant'Antonio (IT)
Appl. No. 17/440,738
Filed by MT ORTHO S.R.L., Aci Sant'antonio (IT)
PCT Filed Mar. 6, 2020, PCT No. PCT/IB2020/051969
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 17, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/188393, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 24, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 102019000003947 (IT), filed on Mar. 19, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0183727 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61L 27/06 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01)
CPC A61B 17/7095 (2013.01) [A61F 2/30942 (2013.01); A61F 2/44 (2013.01); A61L 27/06 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2835 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30011 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30242 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3093 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30985 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01); A61L 2400/06 (2013.01); A61L 2430/38 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12)] 20 Claims
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1. A granule made of biocompatible metallic material for vertebroplasty operations, wherein the granule has a spherical shape and comprises a central core with a solid structure, also spherical, having an outer surface from which a first diametrical rib and a second diametrical rib also having a solid structure, protrude, arranged according to two diameters orthogonal to each other, the granule comprising a portion having a trabeculated structure which extends between the outer surface of said central core and the outer surface of the granule itself.