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AssigneeHeraeus Medical GmbH
InventorsMichael SCHMITZ, Harald GRÜN, Christian KUNKEL, Jochen POHLMANN, Sebastian VOGT
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A device for determining the required distance between a head region and a shaft region of a joint spacer, to a system, to a method for producing a joint spacer, and to a use. A device for determining the required distance between a head region and a shaft region of a joint spacer includes a head and a shaft, which can be positioned at different distances from one another, wherein the device further includes a fixing apparatus for fixing a distance between the head and the shaft. The device allows the required shape of a hip joint spacer to be determined intraoperatively by adjusting the distance of the head from the shaft to the specific anatomy of the patient.
A device for determining a required distance of a head region from a shaft region of a joint spacer, comprising a head and a shaft, which can be positioned at different distances from one another, wherein the device further comprises a fixing apparatus for fixing a distance between the head and the shaft.
A method for producing a joint spacer, in which a head and a shaft of a device are positioned at a desired distance from one another, the distance is fixed, and bone cement is filled into the head and/or the shaft.
A method of use of a lost formwork for producing the joint spacer.
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