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Modular implant for replacing end of radius and having drainage passage for trapped fluid

US6270529A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 1, 1999
Grant dateAug 7, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S623/911
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system including modular radial head implants, sizers for trial reduction of the joint, and instrumentation for preparing the radial head, implanting the sizers, assembling the implants.

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