Artificial tendon prostheses
US4149277A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 22, 1977 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/0882
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Biocompatible artificial tendon or ligament prostheses having an exterior adherent coating of vapor deposited carbon, comprising a strand of a plurality of fibers each of which is designed to sustain a tensile strain of about 5 percent or less and means for attaching the strand at the implantation site.
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