Morse taper

Details Morse taper Morse taper

1987-02-03

1988-11-29

Apley, Richard J.

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

Implantable prosthesis

Bone

A61F 230

Patent

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047879076

ABSTRACT:
An improved Morse taper consisting essentially of a male taper and a mating female taper, one of the tapers having a key recess at the periphery of a mating face such that a key can be inserted and rotated to force the segments longitudinally apart from its assembled embodiment such tapers are particularly useful in skeletal structures. A distraction key with a cam designed to fit in and rotate in the key recess is also described.

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patent: 3818513 (1974-06-01), Pillet
patent: 3979779 (1976-09-01), Zeibig
patent: 3990116 (1976-11-01), Fixel
patent: 4016874 (1977-04-01), Maffei
patent: 4158895 (1979-06-01), Resuich
patent: 4467794 (1984-08-01), Maffei
patent: 4629463 (1986-12-01), Grundei
patent: 4677972 (1987-07-01), Tornier
"Machinist's Handbook", 20th Edition, p. 1730, 1980.

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