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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Inventors:
Gulshan Neville Sunavala-Dossabhoy, Shreveport, LA (US);
Kevin McCarthy, Shreveport, LA (US);
Assignee:
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/36 (2006.01); A61F 2/34 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/3662 (2013.01); A61F 2/34 (2013.01); A61F 2/367 (2013.01); A61F 2/3609 (2013.01); A61F 2/30744 (2013.01); A61F 2/30942 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30009 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30014 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30069 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30324 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30563 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30568 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30571 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30574 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30584 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30589 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30593 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30604 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30621 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30729 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3448 (2013.01); A61F 2002/365 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3625 (2013.01);
Abstract
A load dissipating arthroplasty prosthesis comprising a shell, an articular device extending into the shell through a collar defined in the sell, a head and neck portion of the articular device extending from the collar, a shaft portion of the articular device extending into the shell, and a plurality of shock absorbing arcuate linkers spacing and allowing limited movement between the shell and the articular device.