UNIVERSITY OF TARTU ISSUED PATENT FOR NEW TYPE OF BONE FIXATOR
08.06.2007
European patent no. 1682008 has been issued in respect of “A Fixator for Repairing of Long Bone Fractures”. The inventors are Vladimir Andrianov of the Estonian University of Life Sciences and Aleks Lenzner and Tiit Haviko of the University of Tartu. The patent was registered in the name of the University of Tartu.
According to Prof. Tiit Haviko, Head of the Clinic of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, the invention represents an improvement over previous technology in that it allows both intraosseous and extraosseous fixation. “The surgery can therefore be accomplished with a minimum of trauma to the bone and the soft tissues involved. Ongoing studies show that the fixator stimulates bone generation, providing for a faster and less painful recovery after surgery,” Prof. Haviko explained.
The design of the new fixator is more compact and its technical solution more straightforward than was the case with its predecessors. At the same time, the fixator ensures a stable fixation of the bone fragments. In practice, it can be employed in the treatment of the tubular bone fractures of both humans and animals. Several producers of medical equipment have expressed their interest in the new fixator. Negotiations are underway for clearing the invention for commercial production.
Additional information: Prof. Tiit Haviko, phone +372 731 8202, %20tiit [dot] haviko [ät] ut [dot] ee
Anneli Maaring
UT Press Representative
phone +372 737 5683; +372 515 0184
%20anneli [dot] maaring [ät] ut [dot] ee
/64160
According to Prof. Tiit Haviko, Head of the Clinic of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, the invention represents an improvement over previous technology in that it allows both intraosseous and extraosseous fixation. “The surgery can therefore be accomplished with a minimum of trauma to the bone and the soft tissues involved. Ongoing studies show that the fixator stimulates bone generation, providing for a faster and less painful recovery after surgery,” Prof. Haviko explained.
The design of the new fixator is more compact and its technical solution more straightforward than was the case with its predecessors. At the same time, the fixator ensures a stable fixation of the bone fragments. In practice, it can be employed in the treatment of the tubular bone fractures of both humans and animals. Several producers of medical equipment have expressed their interest in the new fixator. Negotiations are underway for clearing the invention for commercial production.
Additional information: Prof. Tiit Haviko, phone +372 731 8202, %20tiit [dot] haviko [ät] ut [dot] ee
Anneli Maaring
UT Press Representative
phone +372 737 5683; +372 515 0184
%20anneli [dot] maaring [ät] ut [dot] ee
/64160