Replacement hip joint

Three axis movement emulating the action of a natural hip joint is provided by a universal assembly mounted on movable roller bearings in a horizontal swivel. A stem attached to the universal assembly is adapted to be implanted in the femur of the user. The horizontal swivel is mounted on roller bea...

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Hauptverfasser:	ZELICOF, STEVEN B, EPSTEIN, NORMAN
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	Three axis movement emulating the action of a natural hip joint is provided by a universal assembly mounted on movable roller bearings in a horizontal swivel. A stem attached to the universal assembly is adapted to be implanted in the femur of the user. The horizontal swivel is mounted on roller bearings in a spherical housing which is adapted to be inserted in the acetabulum of the user.