Metatarsal implant
AssigneeEpisurf IP-Management AB
InventorsLeif Ryd, C. Niek van Dijk
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AssigneeEpisurf IP-Management AB
InventorsLeif Ryd, C. Niek van Dijk
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A metatarsal implant for repairing damage in a metatarsophalangeal joint of a patient and in particular for repairing damage caused by osteofytes or as a result of osteofytes is provided. The metatarsal implant is adapted to be attached to an implant receiving surface at least partly covering a lateral surface of the metatarsal head. A bone contacting surface of the metatarsal implant is designed to correspond to the implant receiving surface, the bone contacting surface thus comprising at least two sub-surfaces in different planes, and at least one junction point where sub-surfaces meet, and a contour curvature of the articulating surface is designed by simulating a healthy articulating surface of the damaged metatarsal head, generated based on a determined surface curvature of the cartilage and/or the bone in a predetermined area at the site of diseased cartilage and/or bone, to mimic the original, undamaged, articulating surface of the metatarsal head.
A metatarsal implant for repairing damage in a metatarsophalangeal joint of a patient, the metatarsal implant being adapted to be attached to at least two implant receiving surfaces which have been created on a metatarsal head of the patient by mechanical preparation, the metatarsal implant comprising:
A metatarsophalangeal implant arrangement for repairing damage in a metatarsophalangeal joint of a patient, the metatarsophalangeal implant arrangement comprising
A metatarsal implant for repairing damage in a metatarsophalangeal joint of a patient, the metatarsal implant being adapted to be attached to at least three implant receiving surfaces which have been created on a metatarsal head of the patient by mechanical preparation, the metatarsal implant comprising:
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