Title:
CARTILAGE-PRESERVING LONG BONE HEAD PROSTHESIS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005039439
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention is primarily directed to a long-bone endoprosthesis comprising an essentially spherical head region that is connected to a narrowed stem section, wherein the head region is characterized in having a roughened outer surface. The invention also provides methods for treating fractures of the neck region of a long-bone in a patient in need of such treatment, wherein the methods are characterized by the preservation of a long bone head shell.
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Inventors:
BAR-ZIV YAACOV (IL)
Application Number:
PCT/IL2004/000980
Publication Date:
May 11, 2006
Filing Date:
October 27, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BAR-ZIV YAACOV (IL)
International Classes:
A61F2/30; A61F2/36; A61F2/00; A61F; (IPC1-7): A61F2/28
Foreign References:
| US4687487A | 1987-08-18 | |||
| US5192323A | 1993-03-09 | |||
| US6447550B1 | 2002-09-10 | |||
| US6527808B1 | 2003-03-04 |
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