Prosthetic patella implant of the knee joint

Details Prosthetic patella implant of the knee joint Prosthetic patella implant of the knee joint

1995-01-19

1996-12-03

Isabella, David

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

Implantable prosthesis

Bone

623 18, A61F 238

Patent

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055803539

ABSTRACT:
A patella (knee cap) implant for fixation to the remaining portion of a natural patella and for sliding over a femoral articulating member, the implant including an upper surface, typically convex, for sliding over the femoral articulating member, typically a groove, and a concave undersurface for fixation to the remaining portion of the natural patella. Also provided is a tool for preparing the natural patella to accept a patella implant and a method for surgically fixing the patella implant.

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patent: 4158894 (1979-06-01), Worrell
patent: 4944756 (1990-07-01), Kenna
patent: 4979957 (1990-12-01), Hodorek
patent: 5019104 (1991-05-01), Whiteside et al.
patent: 5236462 (1993-08-01), Mikhail
patent: 5246460 (1993-09-01), Goodfellow et al.

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