Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Implantable prosthesis – Bone
Patent
1998-04-30
2000-01-04
Smith, Jeffrey A.
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Implantable prosthesis
Bone
A61F 232
Patent
active
060105356
ABSTRACT:
A replacement system for a joint including a first cup member having an interior lining material and forming a hemispherical cavity therein, a ball member received within the hemispherical cavity and being cantable within the cavity, a securing member connected to the first cup member for affixing the first cup member within an acetabulum area of the pelvic bone of a human joint, and an affixing member interconnected to the ball member for affixing the ball member against the femoral head area of the femur of a human joint. The ball has an outer diameter of no more than one inch. The securing member is a screw having one end embedded into the first cup member and extending through the pelvic bone. The affixing member is a shaft connected at one end to the ball member and extends into the femur bone. The affixing member further includes a nail extending through a portion of the femur and engaged with the shaft distal the ball member. This nail is secured to the femur through the use of surgical screws.
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Robert Eduardo C.
Smith Jeffrey A.
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