Patent ID: 8940046
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of implanting a prosthesis device in a subject, said method comprising: providing a prosthesis device to be attached to an exposed surface of a bone of a subject; conducting a viscosity test on a bone cement to determine a viscosity range at which the bone cement is in liquid form suitable for applying to a bone-implant interface region, wherein said bone-implant interface region comprises a region between the exposed surface of the bone and an outer surface of the prosthesis device, wherein said viscosity test comprises a drip test effective to measure the rate of flow, wherein the viscosity test is suitable to provide a beginning and ending point for applying the bone cement in liquid form, wherein said drip test is conducted in a standard 10 mL syringe at ambient room temperature; applying the bone cement in liquid form to the bone-implant interface region; contacting the bone cement to both the exposed surface of the bone and the outer surface of the prosthesis device under conditions effective to allow the bone cement to cure; and after said applying step and/or after said contacting step, subjecting the bone cement to curing conditions effective to decrease the setting time of the implanted prosthesis device, thereby resulting in attachment of the prosthesis device to the bone of the subject.