Patent · US Expired

Joint prosthesis

US4562598A · kind A · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 1, 1982
Grant dateJan 7, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 1, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2/30965
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A joint prosthesis for insertion in a bone cavity comprises an adapter; a hollow, flexible prepreg member of hardenable material secured to the adapter; a hollow inflatable pressing member disposed in the prepreg member; and an arrangement for introducing fluid into the pressing member for inflating the same for causing the prepreg member to conform to the walls of the bone cavity.

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