Trochlea implant for a femoro-patellar prosthesis
US5702459A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 9, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/1602
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A trochlea implant for a femoro-patellar prosthesis, the implant being L-shaped, comprising a trochlea branch and an inter-condyle branch, the posterior face of the implant including a rectangular longitudinal rib designed to be engaged in a groove of corresponding shape machined in the anterior face of the trochlea to improve the stability of the prosthesis.
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