Patent ID: 7717946
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing an implantable plate for providing support to a bone of a subject when affixed thereto, the method comprising: providing a molten, substantially non-crystalline biocompatible polymeric composition that includes a plurality of polymeric molecules; exposing the molten, substantially non-crystalline biocompatible polymeric composition to a shear stress so as to align at least a portion of the polymeric molecules in substantially a polymer flow direction; injection molding the molten, substantially non-crystalline biocompatible polymeric composition in an injection mold cavity so as to form a polymeric body, wherein at least a portion of the polymeric body is configured to have a shape of an implantable plate at least partially defined by a top surface and bottom surface; removing the polymeric body from the injection mold; and forming at least one fastener hole within the implantable plate portion after being removed from the injection mold, wherein the at least one fastener hole extends from the top surface to the bottom surface.