Pre-centered total wrist prosthesis
US4180871A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 2, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/4264
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Total wrist prosthesis for restructuring a wrist which is diseased or damaged. The prosthesis is provided with four critical offsets to enable the axes of radial-ulnar deviation and flexion-extension motion of the restructured wrist to lie in planes offset from the axes of the third metacarpal and the distal radius, said planes including the axes of radial-ulnar deviation and flexion-extension motion of the normal wrist.
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