Prosthetic patella implant of the knee joint

A patella (knee cap) implant of mechanically optimal thickness and configuration adapted to structurally fit a remaining part of the natural patella with maximal reserving of healthy natural tissue and minimal wear of implant for sliding over a femoral articulating member. The implant including a co...

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Hauptverfasser:	MENDES, DAVID G, GRUEBEL, LEE DAVID MARK, BEER, RUTH
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS DIAGNOSIS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES SURGERY TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	A patella (knee cap) implant of mechanically optimal thickness and configuration adapted to structurally fit a remaining part of the natural patella with maximal reserving of healthy natural tissue and minimal wear of implant for sliding over a femoral articulating member. The implant including a concave undersurface for fixation to the remaining portion of the natural patella, an upper surface typically convex for sliding over the femoral articulating member. Also provided is a tool for preparing the natural patella to accept a patella implant and a method for surgically fixing the patella implant.