Total elbow prosthesis
US5879395A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/3804
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A total elbow prosthesis includes a radial element having an anchoring stem provided with a neck which is inclined by an angle of between 0.degree. and 30.degree. relative to the axis of the anchoring stem. The neck is integral with a ball on which a cylindrical head articulates. The cylindrical articulating head includes an upper face of concave profile which cooperates with the epicondylar surface of the humeral element and a cylindrical circumference cooperating with an outer articular surface provided on the outer flank of a flange of the ulnar element.
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