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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2025
Episurf Ip-management Ab, Stockholm, SE;
Leif Ryd, Malmö, SE;
C. Niek Van Dijk, Abcoude, NL;
Episurf IP-Management AB, Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A metatarsal implant for repairing damage in a metatarsophalangeal joint of a patient and in particular for repairing damage caused by osteofytes or as a result of osteofytes is provided. The metatarsal implant is adapted to be attached to an implant receiving surface at least partly covering a lateral surface of the metatarsal head. A bone contacting surface of the metatarsal implant is designed to correspond to the implant receiving surface, the bone contacting surface thus comprising at least two sub-surfaces in different planes, and at least one junction point where sub-surfaces meet, and a contour curvature of the articulating surface is designed by simulating a healthy articulating surface of the damaged metatarsal head, generated based on a determined surface curvature of the cartilage and/or the bone in a predetermined area at the site of diseased cartilage and/or bone, to mimic the original, undamaged, articulating surface of the metatarsal head.