Femoral trochlea prostheses

Various embodiments of femoral trochlea prostheses (90) useable in a knee joint. The knee joint includes a patella and a distal femur with a femoral trochlea, or patello-femoral groove. In one embodiment, a femoral trochlea prosthesis includes a distal tail (36). In another embodiment, a femoral tro...

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Main Authors HARRIS, JAMES C, PARISI, RAYMOND C, MAY, JUSTIN J, VANSKYOCK, BRIAN E, GRINER, ADAM M, HODOREK, ROBERT A, BROWN, JEFFREY D
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 01.02.2012
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:Various embodiments of femoral trochlea prostheses (90) useable in a knee joint. The knee joint includes a patella and a distal femur with a femoral trochlea, or patello-femoral groove. In one embodiment, a femoral trochlea prosthesis includes a distal tail (36). In another embodiment, a femoral trochlea prosthesis includes a wing or extension portion. In yet another embodiment, a set of femoral trochlea prostheses includes a plurality of prostheses having differing thicknesses. In still another embodiment, a femoral trochlea prosthesis includes a porous medium (102) on various portions of the prosthesis.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20080250442