Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Implantable prosthesis – Bone
Patent
1992-05-21
1993-06-08
Isabella, David
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Implantable prosthesis
Bone
623 18, A61F 228
Patent
active
052174980
ABSTRACT:
In a tibial portion of a knee joint endoprosthesis with a securing shank (10) to be inserted into the medullar cavity of the tibia, which, on one end, is provided or not with a tibia condyle terminal plate for the attachment of the articular parts of the prosthesis, the securing shank (10), in order to achieve a firm fit of the implant after the implantation, comprises a cylindrical sleeve (11) that is insertable into a cylindrical slotted drilled hole (201) of the tibia with an interior (12) accommodating the spongiosa nucleus (205) of the slotted drilled hole (201), and is fabricated from a metallic material or some other suitable, body-compatible material, while the securing shank (60) is disposed at a right angle to the terminal plate (20) extending parallelly to the horizontal or slightly inclined ostectomy area (206) (FIG. 1).
REFERENCES:
patent: 3067740 (1962-12-01), Haboush
patent: 4822362 (1989-04-01), Walker et al.
patent: 4863474 (1989-09-01), Brown
patent: 5021063 (1991-06-01), Tager
Dufek Pavel
Henssge Ernst J.
Koller Wolfgang
Scholz Jorg
Dawson Todd A.
Isabella David
S & G Implants GmbH
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