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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Howard Cohen, New York, NY (US);
Ladislau Biro, Metuchen, NJ (US);
Matthew S. Cohen, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Prosthetic Technologies, Inc., Metuchen, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 ;
Abstract
A prosthesis in the form of a cage having opposed complimentary bearing surface assemblies. The bearing surface assemblies moveable towards and away from each other. The moving mechanism being part of the bearing surface assemblies. Each of the bearing surface assemblies having an outer bearing surface whereby movement of one bearing surface assembly in one direction will move the bearing surface assemblies away from each other and movement in the opposite direction will move the bearing surface assemblies towards each other.
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