NEBOSKY, PAUL,ZIMMERMAN, SARAH, L.,STALCUP, GREGORY, C.,KNAPP, TROY, D.
申请号:
EP09807295
公开号:
EP2323587A4
申请日:
2009.08.13
申请国别(地区):
EP
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an orthopaedic implant to deliver a therapeutic agent locally to bone or surrounding soft tissue.SOLUTION: An orthopedic implant system 30 includes an orthopedic implant 32 implantable at a selected location within a corporeal body 34 and configured for delivering at least one therapeutic agent 36 to the corporeal body. The implant includes a reservoir 38 and a plurality of channels 40. The reservoir is configured for receiving the at least one therapeutic agent. The plurality of channels are configured for conveying the at least one therapeutic agent from the reservoir to a treatment site 42 relative to the corporeal body.