Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1983-09-22
1987-02-10
Thaler, Michael H.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
623 10, A61B 1732
Patent
active
046416510
ABSTRACT:
An ossicular replacement prosthesis is configured to have its tympanic membrane-facing end self-attached to a cartilage plug forced there against. Self-attachment is achieved either by a prosthesis projection penetrating the plug, a prosthesis portion enclosing at least part of the plug, or adhesive attachment between the plug and prosthesis. A cartilage punch is provided which removes a cartilage plug of uniform thickness from a patient's tragus, retains the plug after removal and then forcefully urges the plug against the prosthesis to effect self-attachment. The punch includes a reciprocatable annular cutting member and a stage surface. Tragal cartilage is inserted between the cutting member and the stage, and the cartilage plug is cut and retained in the cutting member by forcing the cutting member toward the stage to pierce the tragel cartilage. The prosthesis is then placed on the stage so that the retained cartilage plug can be forced thereagainst by again translating the cutting member toward the stage.
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