Prosthetic joint

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1978-10-04

1981-05-19

Crowder, Clifford D.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128 92C, 403111, 403121, 403291, A61F 103

Patent

active

042676088

ABSTRACT:
A prosthetic joint has first and second implant members opposed to each other, each having a shank for implantation in a bone of a finger, wrist, or elbow. The implant members have opposed arcuate portions that are images of each other. A pair of flexible spaced outside bands have one end secured to the first implant member and the other end secured to the second implant member with each band being wound in one direction on the arcuate portion of the first implant member and in the opposite direction on the arcuate portion of the second implant member. A central flexible band has one end secured to the first implant member and the other end secured to the second implant member with the central band being wound on the arcuate portion of the implant members in the direction opposite to the direction of wind of the outer bands.

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patent: 3969773 (1976-07-01), Menschik
patent: 3990116 (1976-11-01), Fixel et al.
patent: 3991425 (1976-11-01), Martin et al.

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