TOOL WITH BIOABSORBABLE MAGNESIUM ALLOY FOR INTRAOPERATIVE USE

A surgical system for performing a surgical procedure includes a machining tool and a stationary tool. The machining tool has a first contact surface having a hardness. The stationary tool has a second contact surface at least partially formed of a magnesium alloy. The second contact surface is bioc...

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1. Verfasser: STAUNTON, Doug
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Zusammenfassung:A surgical system for performing a surgical procedure includes a machining tool and a stationary tool. The machining tool has a first contact surface having a hardness. The stationary tool has a second contact surface at least partially formed of a magnesium alloy. The second contact surface is biocompatible and bioabsorbable, and has a hardness. The hardness of the first contact surface is greater than the hardness of the second contact surface.