US 12,329,879 B2
Joint spacers
Joseph A. Abboud, Bryn Mawr, PA (US)
Assigned to Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US)
Filed by Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/357,304.
Application 17/357,304 is a continuation of application No. 17/181,514, filed on Feb. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,083,819.
Application 17/181,514 is a continuation of application No. PCT/IB2020/051000, filed on Feb. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/804,800, filed on Feb. 13, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0316041 A1, Oct. 14, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/40 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61L 27/36 (2006.01)
CPC A61L 27/365 (2013.01) [A61B 17/562 (2013.01); A61F 2/30721 (2013.01); A61F 2/40 (2013.01); A61L 27/3604 (2013.01); A61L 27/3608 (2013.01); A61L 27/3633 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30153 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30581 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30754 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4088 (2013.01); A61L 2430/24 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising a joint spacer for treatment of a joint of a human subject, the joint spacer comprising:
a pouch having a wall comprising a dermal graft material, the wall having an average thickness between 1 and 4 mm; and
a filling port for the pouch,
wherein the pouch is configured to be inserted into a space of the joint and elastically inflated via the filling port,
wherein when the pouch is inflated and the filling port is sealed, the inflated pouch remains intact when subjected to a force in a range from 400 N to 1000 N.