Zimmer Gmbh

Tecres S.p.a.

Claudio Castelli

Giovanni Faccioli

Heinrich Stutz

Simon-Paul Dominati

Renzo Soffiati

Bernhard Gyssler

Hervé Houdemer

José Romero

The invention relates to a hydraulic traction apparatus for surgery, in particular for knee surgery, having at least one pair of working sections which can be adjusted relative to one another and at least one exchangeable piston in cylinder arrangement made of plastic whose piston is releasably coupled to the one working section and whose cylinder is releasably connected to the other working section and which is stiffened by an outer support mount supporting the cylinder from the outside and by at least one inner reinforcement insert which can be inserted into the cylinder together with the piston.

Traction apparatus

A disposable articulated spacing device for use as a temporary joint prosthesis includes a first member secured during an implantation procedure to a first articulation end and a separate and independent second member secured separately during the implantation procedure to the other articulation end, both members being pre-formed and made entirely of biological compatible and porous material suitable to be added with pharmaceutical and therapeutical products. The pre-formed members are reciprocally coupled in an articulated manner to maintain a suitable joint space and at least a partial articulation for the time necessary to perform the further implantation of a joint prosthesis.

Disposable articulated spacing device for surgical treatment of joints of the human body

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Bergamo, Italy

Claudio Castelli