Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1978-12-26
1981-01-27
Crowder, Clifford D.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
3 1911, 128 92B, 128 92C, 128 92D, A61F 103
Patent
active
042466601
ABSTRACT:
A prosthetic ligament device comprising an elastic element securable to the underlying bone structure by means of a quick release bayonet-type fitting which permits rotational movement during engagement at one end and a length adjusting means at the other end thereof. The elastic element comprises a plurality of parallel, longitudinal, polyester cords which form the warp, interwoven with a plurality of transverse soft silicone or polyurethane tubes which form the weft. Upon extension the soft tubes compress so as to permit a relatively large elongation of the elastic element at low stress, but upon continued extension the elastic element becomes progressively stiffer, simulating a natural ligament.
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Crowder Clifford D.
Hicks Richard J.
Johnson Stanley E.
Queen's University at Kingston
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