发明名称 |
BONE SCREW COMPRISING A DEVICE FOR ELECTROSTIMULATION |
摘要 |
<p>Bone screw (10a) having a hollow, tubular shaft (12a) consisting of metal, such as titanium, the shaft having a head (14a) at one end and a self-tapping external thread (18a) at the other end. The head (14a) has a hexagonal recess (16a) for inserting a turning tool. An electrically insulated metallic end-piece (20a) which tapers in the direction of the end in the form of a cone or pointed arch, is inserted the other end of the shaft (12a). A receiving coil (30a) is located in the hollow shaft (12a), the terminals (36a, 38a) of the coil being electrically coupled to the shaft (12a) and to the end-piece (20a). The space between the end-piece (20a) and the end of the shaft (12a) as well as the interior of the shaft (12a) are filled with a biocompatible insulating compound (26a), such as an epoxy resin. A low-frequency electric voltage can be induced in the receiving coil by an external primary coil which is coupled to an oscillation generator. The electric voltage generates a growth-promoting current in the surrounding tissue, the shaft and the end-piece acting as tissue electrodes (stimulation method according to Kraus and Lechner).</p> |
申请公布号 |
EP1408857(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2005.11.23 |
申请号 |
EP20000940399 |
申请日期 |
2000.06.21 |
申请人 |
GEOT GESELLSCHAFT FUER ELEKTRO-OSTEO-THERAPIE GMBH |
发明人 |
LIEBRECHT, FELIX;KRAUS, WERNER;STEPHAN, HERIBERT |
分类号 |
A61B17/86;A61C8/00;A61N1/05;A61N1/20;(IPC1-7):A61B17/58 |
主分类号 |
A61B17/86 |
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