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Title:
モジュール状の関節義肢
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3548580
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PCT No. PCT/DE95/01655 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 25, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 25, 1997 PCT Filed Nov. 20, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/15739 PCT Pub. Date May 30, 1996A modular hip joint prosthesis is assembled from a head section having a connection for the ball of the joint and from a shaft section. The shaft section is joined by a insert connection to the head section, and provision is made for fixing the insert connection. The insert connection is situated in the region of Shenton's arc. The respective contours, in longitudinal section, of the head and shaft sections in the region of the connection merge smoothly, without any substantial change in direction, irrespective of the relative mutual alignments of the sections at any given time, with the exception of a gap in the immediate vicinity of the connection.

Inventors:
Gunter Rope
Hans-Joachim Fisher
Gertstühl
Kurt Kranz
Application Number:
JP51645796A
Publication Date:
July 28, 2004
Filing Date:
November 20, 1995
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
Biomet Merck Deutschland Gesell Shaft Mitt Beschlenktel Haftung
International Classes:
A61F2/36; A61F2/00; A61F2/30; (IPC1-7): A61F2/36
Domestic Patent References:
JP61176342A
JP6063068A
JP2277452A
Foreign References:
EP0611225A1
EP0669116A1
EP0243298A2
EP0465436A1
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Toshio Yano
Toshiomi Yamazaki
Takuya Kuno