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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1981
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1979
James T London, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Wright Manufacturing Company, Arlington, TN (US);
Abstract
The preferred endoprosthetic joint herein described is an elbow prosthesis of hingeless form comprising (1) a humeral component having an internal fixation surface means, and an external sellar-shaped, bearing surface and (2) an ulnar component having an internal sellar-shaped bearing surface complementary to that of the humeral component and external fixation surfaces, the bearing surfaces of the humeral and ulnar components being in rotatably sliding engagement when implanted and having throughout their respective lengths transversely curved complex concave and convex configurations which are complementary to each other. The form of endoprosthesis herein described may also be utilized as a knee, ankle and wrist joint.
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