Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1975-11-20
1976-11-16
Frinks, Ronald L.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
128 92C, A61F 124
Patent
active
039914259
ABSTRACT:
A surgically implantable prosthetic joint replacement device formed preferably of ceramic and having mating concave and convex condylar surfaces and intersecting lands for stopping motion at extended and pairs of contracted positions of the joint. The device consists of male and female portions for implantation in medullary canals of metacarpals and/or phalanges and having grooves along the dorsal surfaces for reception of extensor tendons. Engagement of the parts permits rotation and hyperextension.
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Martin Lawrence L.
Westerberg Robert C.
Frinks Ronald L.
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
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