Artificial wrist joint

Details Artificial wrist joint Artificial wrist joint

1993-12-07

1996-04-16

Brittingham, Debra S.

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

Implantable prosthesis

Bone

623 18, A61F 242, A61F 230

Patent

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055078214

ABSTRACT:
The artificial joint part consists of a distal spherical bearing member (1), which can be attached by attachment means (16) to the capitate bone (14) or/and hamate bone (15), and also of a platform (18), which is attached to the radius (6) and at right angles to the longitudinal axis (7) of the radius (6) towards the ulna (8) comprises a guide surface (5). An intermediate member (2) is supported at the proximal end with a sliding surface (4) on the guide surface (5) and is displaceable in the direction of the ulna (8), whereas at the distal end it forms a spherical bearing (3) for the bearing member (1).

REFERENCES:
patent: 3916451 (1975-11-01), Buechel
patent: 4040130 (1977-08-01), Laure
patent: 4085466 (1978-04-01), Goodfellow
patent: 4106128 (1978-08-01), Greenwald
patent: 4224696 (1980-09-01), Murray
patent: 4259752 (1981-04-01), Taleisnik

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