Prosthesis for the correction of flatfoot
US5360450A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 9, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2220/0041
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A prosthesis for the correction of a flatfoot condition of a patient, which is designed for insertion inside a recess or tarsal sinus defined between a first bone or astragalus and a second bone or calcaneus; wherein the prosthesis is made of bioreabsorbable material. The prosthesis has a club-shaped body or a slightly conical body.
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