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Surgically Implantable Knee Prosthesis
This patented medical product invention for use in medical clinics and hospitals is a self-centering meniscal prosthesis device suitable for minimally invasive, surgical implantation into the cavity between a femoral condyle and the corresponding tibial plateau.
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Patent Abstract
A self-centering meniscal prosthesis device suitable for minimally invasive, surgical implantation into the cavity between a femoral condyle and the corresponding tibial plateau is composed of a hard, high modulus material shaped such that the contour of the device and the natural articulation of the knee exerts a restoring force on the free-floating device.
United States Patent
#6,471,609
Patent Filing Date
Sep 19th, 2009
Associated Marketplace
Medical
Surgery
Hospitals
General Patent Information
Patent Description
The present invention pertains to prosthetic devices. More particularly, the invention pertains to self-centering knee joint prostheses which may be surgically implanted between the femoral condyle and tibial plateau of the knee.
A unicompartmental knee prosthesis suitable for implantation between the femoral condyle and the associated tibial plateau of a knee compartment, comprising a hard body having a substantially elliptical shape in plan, a peripheral portion of said body being of greater thickness than a central portion of said body, said body devoid of physical means of attachment which fix its location in said knee compartment.
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