Implant for Femoral Head Ostectomy
OwnerRobert Mark Dayeinventor
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Abstract
The device is an implant or prosthesis for use in veterinary surgery. The implant or prosthesis is typically spherical and made of silicone, Nylon, Teflon, polyethylene, high density polyethylene (HDPE), ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) or similar material of appropriate mechanical and physiologically inert characteristics. After a femoral head ostectomy wherein the head of a femur is removed, the prosthesis is inserted into the acetabulum and secured thereto. The prosthesis provides a neutral buffer between the pelvis and the surgically cut surface of the femur.
Claims11
A veterinary surgical method comprising the steps of:
- removing a femoral head from a femur;
- and
- inserting an implant into an acetabulum;
- securing the implant to the acetabulum;
- and
- placing the femur against the implant.
A veterinary implant including:
- a body;
- a passageway through an axis of the spherical body, including a first length of a first diameter and a second length of a second diameter, thereby forming a shelf;
- an attachment device extending through the body and into an acetabulum of a veterinary patient to attach the implant to the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.