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US 2021/0330462 A1Published application
Orthopaedic prosthesis for an interphalangeal joint and associated method
AssigneeDePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
InventorsDonald Dion, Chad Lawrence
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Abstract
An orthopaedic prosthesis is disclosed. The orthopaedic prosthesis includes a frame including a plurality of beams defining an open-cell structure and a shell applied to the frame. The frame includes a proximal arm, a distal arm, and a central body connecting the proximal arm to the distal arm. The shell extends over the proximal arm, the distal arm, and the central body of the frame. A method of implanting an orthopaedic prosthesis is also disclosed.
Claims8
A method of implanting an orthopaedic prosthesis, comprising:
- removing a portion of a first phalangeal bone of a patient, a portion of second phalangeal bone, and a natural joint between the first phalangeal bone and the second phalangeal bone,
- inserting a proximal end of an orthopaedic prosthesis into the first phalangeal bone, and
- inserting a distal end of the orthopaedic prosthesis into the second phalangeal bone,
- wherein the orthopaedic prosthesis includes an inner frame comprising a plurality of tessellated polyhedrons and an outer shell that encases the inner frame.
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