Patent ID: 11911275
Assignee: WALDEMAR LINK GMBH & CO. KG
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. An implant system, the implant system comprising:
an implant; and
an active substance application insert, wherein the implant comprises a cavity corresponding to a shape of the active substance application insert, the active substance application insert comprising:
a main body,
an active substance chamber formed in the main body, wherein the active substance chamber is arranged inside a peripheral outer wall,
a peripheral active substance wall that extends around a perimeter of the active substance chamber,
an application side which forms a front face of the active substance chamber, wherein the application side faces bone tissue or soft tissue and has a plurality of application openings, and
a securing means configured to detachably secure the main body in the implant,
wherein in a state in which the main body is inserted into the implant, the peripheral outer wall contacts a periphery of the cavity and the front face is coplanar with a surface of the implant,
and in the state in which the main body is inserted into the implant, the application side faces outwards relative to the implant, such that the application openings connect the active substance chamber to the environment outside of the implant when the implant is implanted in a body of a patient,
wherein the peripheral outer wall is between the front face and a rear face of the active substance chamber, which extends around a perimeter of the active substance application insert, and
wherein at least one section of the peripheral active substance wall between the application side and the rear face of the active substance chamber is formed separately from and inside the peripheral outer wall of the main body, such that an annular gap is formed along this section between the peripheral outer wall of the main body and the peripheral active substance wall.