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Ankle replacement prostheses

US7717920B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 31, 2007
Grant dateMay 18, 2010
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Expiry dateMar 20, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2310/0097
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A prosthesis is installed in a cavity that traverses a joint between a talus and a calcaneus. The cavity is established by intramedullary guidance with respect to the major axis of the tibia by access through the calcaneus.

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