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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2012
Applicant:
Richard A. Rogachefsky, Torrance, CA (US);
Inventor:
Richard A. Rogachefsky, Torrance, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/42 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4261 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30079 (2013.01); A61F 2210/009 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of reconstructing a wrist includes removing a patient's scaphoid to create a void. The scaphoid has a plurality of adjacent bones, each of the adjacent bones comprising a surface generally facing the void. The surface of at least two of the adjacent bones is prepared by affixing a magnetic element thereto and a magnetic scaphoid implant is inserted into the void. A magnetic relationship exists between the magnetic elements and the magnetic scaphoid implant.