Articular prosthesis assembled in steps
US5755789A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 26, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/0067
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This articular prosthesis comprises a proximal part (P) and a distal part (D) having a form such that one of these is female and the other male when they are assembled along an impaction axis by their opposite mating faces, each opposite face comprising several stepped sections, each section being in the form of a truncated cone, wherein the thickness (E, e) of consecutive sections of one of the parts increases, while the thickness of the mating consecutive sections of the other part decreases.
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