Endoprosthesis of the knee

• Main Authors: KLOSS, HANS, PETER, SCHUETZ, PETER, SCHAEFER, BJOERN, KLOSS, HENNING
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 17.11.2004
• Edition: 7
• 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

The knee joint endoprosthesis comprises a femur component with two condyles rigidly joined to one another by a patella shield, and a tibia onlay whose contacting surfaces are constituted so that an optimal load distribution is achieved together with minimized wear. Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft...