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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 1979
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hans Grundei, D-2400 Lubeck, DE;
Joachim Henssage, D-2400 Lubeck, DE;
Wolfram Thomas, D-2400 Lubeck, DE;
Gerhard Schutt, D-2400 Lubeck, DE;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3-1911 ; 3-191 ; 128 / ;
Abstract
This invention relates to shanks for knee joint endoprostheses which, on implantation, are inserted in a space prepared in the spongiose and marrow of the receiving bone. The invention consists in matching the external contour of the shank for at least a part of its length to the cross-section of the medullar cavity in a normal human bone receiving the shank.