Great (large) toe prosthesis and method of implanting
US4156296A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 8, 1977 |
| Grant date | May 29, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 1997 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00011
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An endoprosthetic device for a prosthesis between metatarsal and phalangeal bones comprising proximal and distal components which are engageable with each other. The proximal component has a convex, part-spherical bearing surface and a stem projecting from this surface for securing the proximal component into the end of the first metatarsal. The distal component has a concave, part-spherical bearing surface and a stem projecting from this surface for securing the distal component into the end of the phalanx adjacent to the first metatarsal. The engagement of the two components forms a less-than-hemispherical articulation.
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