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Mechanical ligament

US4776851A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 23, 1986
Grant dateOct 11, 1988
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 23, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2250/0007
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a prosthetic ligament comprising at least one intra-osseous bearing members in a bone of a joint and an intra-articular linkage means connecting the intra-osseous member to the other bone so that multiple degrees of motion are provided between the bones.

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