Ligament and tendon prosthesis
US5197983A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 20, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/08
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention provides for an improved implantable prosthetic device and in particular to a prosthetic ligament or tendon. One process provides for a means by which tensile loads may be transferred from one-load bearing member of the prosthesis to another so that damage at different sites is isolated. Another process provides a means by which the prosthesis is more abrasion resistant.
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