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AssigneeMedacta International SA
InventorsWade HARPER, Ralph HERTEL, Volkmar JANSSON, Bernhard JOST, Christophe MONNIN, Peter MÜLLER, Matthew D. SALTZMAN, Anup SHAH, Matthias A. ZUMSTEIN, Francesco SICCARDI, Massimiliano BERNARDONI, Andrea ROSA
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Joint prosthesis (100) with removal device comprising a first portion (10) suitable to be implanted in a bone structure and suitable to couple with a second portion (50), characterised in that said second portion (50) houses within it a removal element (70) suitable to interact with at least one of said first and second portions (10, 50) and in that said removal element (70), is configured to be operated in translation with respect to the second portion (50), and to generate a detachment force such as to uncouple the first portion (10) from the second portion (50) of the joint prosthesis (100).
Joint prosthesis with removal device comprising a first portion suitable to be implanted in a bone structure and suitable to couple with a second portion, characterised in that the second portion houses within it a removal element suitable to interact with at least one of said first and second portions and in that said removal element, is configured to be operated in translation with respect to the second portion, and to generate a detachment force such as to uncouple the first portion from the second portion of the joint prosthesis.
A method of removing a joint prosthesis by means of a removal device of a joint prosthesis characterised in that it comprises the following steps:
A kit for removing a joint prosthesis comprising a joint prosthesis comprising a first portion suitable to be implanted in a bone structure and suitable to couple with a second portion, said kit comprising a removal element connected to an instrument suitable to uncouple the first portion from the second portion of the joint prosthesis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.