PROSTHETIC DEVICE AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLANTING PROSTHETIC DEVICE

A method of implanting a prosthetic device configured to form at least a portion of a joint is provided. The method includes selecting a first component of the prosthetic device configured to be implanted in a body, determining a placement at which the first component will be fixed relative to a bon...

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Main Authors HAJAJ, BINYAMIN, FREGLY, BENJAMIN, J, ABOVITZ, RONY, MEARS, DANA, C, BROWN, STEVEN, B, BANKS, SCOTT, OTTO, JASON, K
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 27.09.2007
Subjects
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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Summary:A method of implanting a prosthetic device configured to form at least a portion of a joint is provided. The method includes selecting a first component of the prosthetic device configured to be implanted in a body, determining a placement at which the first component will be fixed relative to a bone of the body, selecting a second component of the prosthetic device configured to be implanted in the body, and determining a placement at which the second component will be fixed relative to the bone. The determination of the placement of the second component is not constrained by a connection to the first component.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20072645559