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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. 22, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bjorn Albrektsson, Goteborg, SE;
Stig Wennberg, Angered, SE;
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 18 ; 623 21 ; 606 70 ; 606 71 ;
Abstract
A joint prosthesis is disclosed. The joint prosthesis is preferably used for small joints, such as finger joints, and comprises at least one distal prosthesis element and at least one proximal prosthesis element. A joint is arranged between the distal and proximal prosthesis elements to allow for articulated movement therebetween. The distal and proximal prosthesis elements are secured to corresponding distal and proximal bone shafts.