Prosthetic joint and method of manufacture

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1993-12-17

1996-06-04

Isabella, David

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

Implantable prosthesis

Bone

623901, 128898, A61F 230

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055229000

ABSTRACT:
A method for modeling a prosthetic joint, and the joint manufactured therefrom, involves anatomically locating the two non-perpendicular and non-intersecting axes of rotation for the joint. The surface of revolution about these two axes, which is a torus, is then used to mathematically model the bearing surfaces of the prosthetic joint.

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