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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:
Aug. 17, 1982
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jean C Imbert, 42580 l'Etrat, FR;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3-191 ; 128 / ;
Abstract
Full dual element prosthesis designed for the femoro-patellar joint. This invention pertains to a full dual element prosthesis for the femoro-patellar joint, and including a dissymmetrical patellar support. A piece, including a convex surface 24 and attached inside the patella 3, is resting against a tapered surface 28 which is attached to the femur 2 by a lug 29. The surface 28 is perpendicular to the direction of the resulting contact force 13. This full dual element prosthesis is designed for the treatment of the femoro-patellar lesions.