Artificial tendon prostheses

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1977-06-22

1979-04-17

Eickholt, E. H.

3 19, A61F 100

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ABSTRACT:
Biocompatible artificial tendon or ligament prostheses having an exterior adherent coating of vapor deposited carbon, comprising a strand of a plurality of fibers each of which is designed to sustain a tensile strain of about 5 percent or less and means for attaching the strand at the implantation site.

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"Filamentous Carbon Fibre as a Tendon Prosthesis" D. Jenkins, paper 114, Eighth Annual International Biomaterials Symposium, Apr. 9-13, 1976.
"Results of Animal & Clinical Studies with novel Prostheses for Ligaments & Tendons," C. Homsy, et al., paper No. 113, Eighth Annual International Biomaterials Symposium, Apr. 9-13, 1976.

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