Tool for placing a malleolar implant for partial or total ankle prosthesis
US7476227B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/0093
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tool for placing a malleolar implant for partial or total ankle prosthesis, which includes a spacer block, adapted to be inserted between a tibia and an astragalus of an ankle, a lug secured to the block and extending to a vicinity of an outer surface of a fibular malleolus when the spacer block is in position, and the lug supporting a guide for boring the malleolus from its outer surface.
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