Patent Application
App. No. 19/023,459
An Implantable medical device for lubrication of a synovial joint
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Abstract
A solid lubricant for use in a medical device for lubrication of a synovial joint, wherein said lubricant comprises at least one of: a high-molecular weight hyaluronic acid; a crosslinked high-molecular weight hyaluronic acid; and a hyaluronic acid of at least two different high-molecular weights being crosslinked to form a semisolid gel.
Claims (2)
1 . An implantable medical device for lubrication of a synovial joint having a joint cavity, wherein said implantable device comprises a solid lubricant and a feeding device, wherein said feeding device is adapted to feed said solid lubricant into the joint cavity for lubricating the synovial joint.
2 .- 66 . (canceled)