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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 19, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Mendes, Haifa, IL;
Ruth Beer, Haifa, IL;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 20 ; 623 18 ;
Abstract
A patella (knee cap) implant for fixation to the remaining portion of a natural patella and for sliding over a femoral articulating member, the implant including an upper surface, typically convex, for sliding over the femoral articulating member, typically a groove, and a concave undersurface for fixation to the remaining portion of the natural patella. Also provided is a tool for preparing the natural patella to accept a patella implant and a method for surgically fixing the patella implant.
Mendes, David. (1996). Prosthetic patella implant of the knee joint (U.S. Patent No. 5580353). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5580353
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