Carpal bone biaxially restrained prosthesis
US5702468A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 9, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00592
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A carpal bone prothesis comprising a body member made of a biocompatible, medically inert material which is designed to be restrained along at least two independent axes. In one important embodiment, the body member includes at least two independent channels and ingrowth receptive ligaments which extend through the channels and are attached to adjacent carpal bones along the first axis and to the dorsal and palmar capsules along the second axis.
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