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Artificial tendon prostheses

US4149277A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 22, 1977
Grant dateApr 17, 1979
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Expiry dateJun 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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