Upper leg stump endoprosthesis for an exoprosthetic provision
US6482238B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00011
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to an upper leg stump endoprosthesis for an exoprosthetic provision of a patient having undergone above-knee amputation. According to the invention, the upper leg stump can be inserted into a shank to which a below-knee prosthesis with a foot part is fitted. The inventive prosthesis includes a proximal shaft which is implantable in a truncated femur; an open-mesh, three-dimensional netting structure covering at least partially the proximal shaft; an adapter connected to a distal end of the proximal shaft; and a substitute condyle element, constituting a replica of a natural condyle of a knee joint, and linked to said shaft by said adapter.
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