Fixed bearing joint endoprosthesis

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5507820
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08182675

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Joint endoprostheses, disclosed in the context of a total knee prosthesis, incorporate a first element for rigid connection to a first bone, the first element having an articulating surface; a second element for rigid connection to a second bone, the second element having a bearing surface which engages the articulating surface; wherein the engagement of the articulation surface with the bearing surface at any degree of relative rotation therebetween is reflected by a substantially constant contact configuration, the relative rotation of the device being accompanied by displacement of the bones toward and away from each other.

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  • BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING TRUST I

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Pappas, Michael J Caldwell, NJ 57 5369

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