Abstract: Medical implant which at least partially comprises a biocompatible, electrically conductive polymer with electrical resistivity p, having the property of being able to be heated and softened by a flow of current through the polymer.

Abstract: A medical implant is for insertion into a bone. The medical implant may include a zone having a polymer material configured to transition from a solid condition to a softened condition when exposed to electromagnetic radiation, and be flowable into interspaces of the bone in the softened condition. The medical implant may include a light-conducting portion configured to conduct the electromagnetic radiation from a radiation source to the zone when the medical implant is inserted into the bone.

Abstract: Medical implant which at least partially comprises a biocompatible, electrically conductive polymer with electrical resistivity p, having the property of being able to be heated and softened by a flow of current through the polymer.

Abstract: Medical implant which at least partially comprises a biocompatible, electrically conductive polymer with electrical resistivity p, having the property of being able to be heated and softened by a flow of current through the polymer.

Abstract: Medical implant at least partially consisting of a polymer, where: A) It consists only partially of one or several polymers compatible with the body, which are at least partially containing a colored substance, a reflecting coating or a self-colored; or B) It consists wholly of one or several polymers compatible with the body, whereof only a part contains a colored substance, a reflecting coating or a self-colored; or C) it comprises one or several polymers compatible with the body, which are at least partially coated with a color layer or a reflecting layer, or D) It presents at least a part of a polymer without a coating, which is capable of receiving appropriate colored substances if put in contact with color containing body fluids, so that E) The colored or color containing polymers (A), or those polymer layers that border on the reflecting coatings (A), the color substance receiving coatings (D) or the coatings consisting only of a color layer can be warmed-up and softened by electromagnetic radiation,

Abstract: A medical implant for insertion into bone including a zone sensitive to electromagnetic radiation from a radiation source, the zone comprising a polymer material configured to transition from a solid condition to a softened condition when the zone is exposed to the electromagnetic radiation and being flowable into interspaces of the bone in the softened condition, and a light-conducting portion configured to conduct the electromagnetic radiation from the radiation source to the zone when the medical implant is inserted into the bone.

Abstract: Medical implant at least partially consisting of a polymer, where: A) It consists only partially of one or several polymers compatible with the body, which are at least partially containing a colored substance, a reflecting coating or a self-colored; or B) It consists wholly of one or several polymers compatible with the body, whereof only a part contains a colored substance, a reflecting coating or a self-colored; or C) It comprises one or several polymers compatible with the body, which are at least partially coated with a color layer or a reflecting layer, or D) It presents at least a part of a polymer without a coating, which is capable of receiving appropriate colored substances if put in contact with color containing body fluids, so that E) The colored or color containing polymers (A), or those polymer layers that border on the reflecting coatings (A), the color substance receiving coatings (D) or the coatings consisting only of a color layer can be warmed-up and softened by electromagnetic radiation,

Abstract: Medical implant which at least partially comprises a biocompatible, electrically conductive polymer with electrical resistivity p, having the property of being able to be heated and softened by a flow of current through the polymer.