Adjustable prosthesis

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1988-10-05

1990-05-01

Isabella, David J.

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Implantable prosthesis

Bone

623 23, 606 60, 606 78, A61F 228

Patent

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049214993

ABSTRACT:
A fixation element for securing a prosthesis in a bone, whereby the effective diameter of the fixation element can be increased by increasing the temperature of at least one element of a material which shrinks or expands when heated, such as shape memory metal, by means of an inductive magnetic field, whereby the change in shape generated with the shrinkage or expansion of the material is converted into an increase in diameter of the fixation element.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4011602 (1977-03-01), Rybicki et al.
patent: 4728333 (1988-03-01), Masse et al.
patent: 4756711 (1988-07-01), Mai et al.

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