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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alain Tornier, St. Ismier, FR;
Thierry Judet, Ville D'Avray, FR;
Assignee:
Tornier SA, Saint Ismier, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 20 ;
Abstract
A total elbow prosthesis includes a radial element having an anchoring stem provided with a neck which is inclined by an angle of between 0.degree. and 30.degree. relative to the axis of the anchoring stem. The neck is integral with a ball on which a cylindrical head articulates. The cylindrical articulating head includes an upper face of concave profile which cooperates with the epicondylar surface of the humeral element and a cylindrical circumference cooperating with an outer articular surface provided on the outer flank of a flange of the ulnar element.