Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Implantable prosthesis – Ligament or tendon
Patent
1998-01-07
1999-04-27
Yu, Mickey
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Implantable prosthesis
Ligament or tendon
606151, A61F 208
Patent
active
058975918
ABSTRACT:
An implant for an injured tendon of a digitus manus having a tube-shaped body with obliquely angled opposite ends made of a macromolecule polyvinyl alcohol family having characteristics of a long life to a living organism and a low reactivity to a foreign body, for example, macromolecule polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel. An injured tendon of a digitus manus is inserted into and passed through inside of the implant so as to function for suture and cure of the injured tendon, and for convalescence such as preventing the sutured tendon from coalescing with its ambient living organism. More specifically, since the sutured portion of the tendon is inserted into and surrounded by the implant, coalescence of the sutured portion of the tendon with the ambient skin is prevented and soft tissue does not get hurt because of the moisture contents of the implant, thereby to avoid dysfunction.
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Snow Bruce E.
Yu Mickey
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