Modular mandibular prosthesis

A mandibular prosthesis, for use as a replacement of a portion of a patient's mandible, comprising:

• a pair of anchor plates, each anchor plate having first and second ends, the first end of each anchor plate having a first swivel member, and the second end of each anchor plate adapted to be attached to a portion of the patient's mandible;
• at least two links disposed between the anchor plates, each of the at least two links having first and second ends, the first and second ends of each of the at least two links having a second swivel member;
• at least one assembly plate, each assembly plate having first and second ends, the first and second ends of each assembly plate having a first swivel member;
• the at least one assembly plate being disposed between each of the at least two links, with a first swivel member of the at least one assembly plate matingly engaged with an adjacent second swivel member of a link;
• the first swivel member of an anchor plate being matingly engaged with an adjacent second swivel member of a link;
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• each matingly engaged first and second swivel members defining a swivel coupling which permits three dimensional movement between the first and second swivel members.

A mandibular prosthesis, for use as a replacement of a portion of a patient's mandible, comprising:

• a pair of anchor plates, each anchor plate having first and second ends, the second end of each anchor plate adapted to be attached to a portion of the patient's mandible;
• at least two assembly plates disposed between the anchor plates, each of the at least two assembly plates having two ends;
• at least one link, each link having two ends;
• one end of an assembly plate being connected to the first end of an anchor plate thereby defining a connection;
• the two ends of the at least one link being connected to an adjacent assembly plate thereby defining a connection;
• and
• each connection between an anchor plate and an assembly plate and each connection between a link and an assembly plate defining a swivel coupling which permits three dimensional movement at each swivel coupling.

A mandibular prosthesis, for use as a replacement of a portion of a patient's mandible, comprising:

• a pair of anchor plates, each anchor plate having first and second ends, the second end of each anchor plate adapted to be attached to a portion of the patient's mandible;
• at least one connector member disposed between the anchor plates, the at least one connector having first and second ends;
• the first end of a connector member being connected to the first end of one anchor plate thereby defining a connection;
• the second end of a connector member being connected to the first end of the other anchor plate thereby defining a connection;
• and
• each connection defining a swivel coupling which permits three dimensional movement at each connection.