Knee prosthesis with adjustable centro-medullary stem
AssigneeEtablissements Tornier
InventorJean-Loup Oudard
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Abstract
A prosthesis of the knee which includes an articular element including a slideway in which is mounted the base of a bushing which threadingly receives a centro-medullary stem. The centro-medullary stem extends through the bushing so as to be engageable with impressions formed in the slideway to thereby lock the bushing and stem to the slideway.
Claims6
A prosthesis of the knee comprising a biocompatible plate means having a slideway having a bottom wall, a groove extending along said slideway, a plurality of spaced impressions in said bottom wall, a bushing having a base, said base being slideably receivable within said slideway so as to be engageable within said groove, a bore extending through said bushing and having a tapped portion, a centro-medullary stem having an end and a threaded portion, and threaded portion being securable to said tapped portion of said bushing so as to retain said end of said centro-medullary stem within one of said impressions to thereby secure said centro-medullary stem relative to said plate means.
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