Knee joint prosthesis kit

Details Knee joint prosthesis kit Knee joint prosthesis kit

1992-06-11

1995-05-02

Isabella, David

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

Implantable prosthesis

Bone

623 18, A61F 238

Patent

active

054115558

ABSTRACT:
A knee joint prosthesis kit which is composed of a femoral component having a housing and a shank implantable in a femur, a first tibial component having a first hinge leaf and a shank implantable in a tibia, a second tibial component having a second hinge leaf and a shank implantable in a tibia, and a pintle which can pivotally connect the housing of the femoral component with that tibial component whose leaf is inserted into the housing. This enables the femoral component and the first tibial component to pivot relative to each other abut a first axis which is normal or nearly normal to the shanks of the coupled components so that the resulting prosthesis can serve as a flexion type prosthesis. The second tibial component has a platform which carries the second leaf in such a way that the latter can turn relative to the platform and relative to the shank of the second tibial component about a second axis which is normal to the first axis when the second leaf is received in the housing and is secured thereto by the pintle. This enables the femoral component and the second tibial component to be used as a combined flexion and rotation type knee joint prosthesis.

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