Apparatus for knee prosthesis
US5250050A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 1992 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/4622
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A modulator apparatus for use in the preparation of bone surfaces and the implantation of a modular total knee prosthesis in a patient, which apparatus comprises cutting guides, templates, alignment devices, a distractor and clamping instruments which provide modularity and facilitate bone resection and prosthesis implantation.
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