Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Larynx – trachea – tracheobronchial prosthesis or combination...
Patent
1993-09-08
1996-08-27
Jones, Mary Beth
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Larynx, trachea, tracheobronchial prosthesis or combination...
623 11, 623 66, 600 37, 606196, 128898, A61F 220, A61F 202, A61F 200, A61B 1900
Patent
active
055496733
ABSTRACT:
A phonosurgery implant is inserted through an opening in the thyroid cartilage to reposition and stabilize a vocal cord. An implant body is formed of a biocompatible material. The body includes a contact surface adapted to support a vocal cord upon insertion through an opening in the thyroid cartilage, the body being shaped to move in the opening so a surgeon can position the body for optimum vocal cord operation. The body also includes a holding portion away from the contact surface, the holding portion being shaped to be engaged and held by an instrument for inserting and moving the implant body in the opening. The holding portion is engaged and held by a shim in a fixed position in the opening and relative to the vocal cord.
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Jones Mary Beth
Reichle Karin M.
Smith & Nephew Richards Inc.
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