Ligament tensing device with displaceable lug
US7651500B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/064
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A ligament tensing device (1) for activating a ligament and/or capsule system during implantation of a joint implant, comprising a base body (2) having a first lug (3) with a distal bearing surface (4) resting upon a first bone, and a second lug (7) resting upon a second bone with a proximal bearing surface (10) thereof. The second lug (7) is displaceable in an anterior-posterior and/or medial-lateral direction parallel to the first lug (3).
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