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8142511 Bi-material prosthesis component  
A prosthesis has prosthetic components principally comprising metallic materials, in which a portion of an articular interface between respective components is a metallic-nonmetallic interface. At...
8142512 Instrument for use in a joint replacement procedure  
An instrument for use in a joint replacement procedure comprises a head part which corresponds to the head of an orthopaedic joint component, in which the head part has a bore formed in it, and a...
8070823 Prosthetic ball-and-socket joint  
A prosthetic joint includes: (a) first member having a balanced centroidal axis, and comprising a rigid material and a concave interior defining a cup surface, the cup surface including: (i) a...
8062376 Shoulder implant assembly  
An implant assembly and associated method for selectively performing reverse and traditional arthroplasty for a shoulder joint that includes a humerus and a glenoid. The implant assembly may...
8029574 Prosthetic knee joint  
A prosthetic knee joint includes: (a) a femoral member comprising rigid material with a convex, wear-resistant femoral contact surface including a convex ridge; (b) a tibial assembly including: (i)...
7985262 Aspheric hip bearing couple  
A joint prosthesis device comprises a head configured to fit within a cup and in one embodiment includes a first member for attachment to a first bone in a joint and including a first articulation...
7972380 Artificial joint support between first and second bones  
An artificial joint associated with an implant including a pair of three dimensional and structurally extending bones, each defining a contoured and opposing end face, and which collectively...
7930782 Gels, gel composites, and gel articles  
A tear and fatigue resistant gels, gel composites, and gel articles including collapsible articles having two or more communicating internal volumes like cavities when depressed by external...
7914580 Prosthetic ball-and-socket joint  
A prosthetic joint includes: (a) a first member comprising rigid material including a wear-resistant, concave cup surface; and (b) a second member comprising rigid material with a wear-resistant,...
7909882 Socket and prosthesis for joint replacement  
A joint replacement prosthesis and procedure reduce the number of steps to complete a joint replacement. The joint replacement prosthesis comprises a ball and socket unit that fixes the ball in the...
7905919 Prosthetic joint  
A prosthetic joint includes: (a) a bone-implantable first member comprising a rigid material and including a body having an annular flange extending outward at a first end thereof, the first end of...
7815685 Orthopaedic joint prosthesis  
An orthopaedic joint prosthesis which is intended for the replacement of damaged or diseased joints of the human or animal body comprises a first component with a rounded head portion and a second...
7704546 Ceramic in replacement components  
A method and apparatus for a prosthesis. At least a portion of the prosthesis is made from a ceramic that is treated with ion implantation, which causes a controllable, bilateral compressive stress...
7661164 Collapsible gel articles  
A tear and fatigue resistant gel article comprising two or more communicating internal volumes like cavities when depressed by external pressure or force is capable of collapsing unto itself in a...
7226484 Tear resistant gels and articles for every uses  
Soft, tear resistant gel, gel composites and gel articles for various uses formed from one or a mixture of two or more block copolymers with or without one or more selected other polymers and...
6881229 Metal-ceramic composite articulation  
A ceramic-metal composite articulation is provided with substantial elimination of wear debris, wherein a ceramic material is provided with superior mechanical properties tailored for articulating...
6802867 Orthopedic implant  
Disclosed is an orthopedic implant suitable for arthroplasty procedures. The orthopedic implant includes a first plate, a second plate, an axial support between the first plate and the second plate...
6800095 Diamond-surfaced femoral head for use in a prosthetic joint  
Prosthetic joints, components for prosthetic joints, superhard bearing and articulation surfaces, diamond bearing and articulation surfaces, substrate surface topographical features, materials for...
6761740 Glenoid component of a shoulder prosthesis and complete shoulder prosthesis incorporating such a component  
A shoulder prosthesis glenoid component which includes a base adapted to be immobilized on a glenoid cavity of a shoulder, and an element including a convex articulation surface adapted to...
6736851 Modular shoulder prosthesis  
A shoulder prosthesis and/or prosthesis sizing system, especially for treatment of degenerative arthritis or trauma, has an articulating head component. The shoulder prosthesis includes a humeral...
6423097 Artificial finger joint  
The invention shows an artificial finger joint comprising a convex joint head and comprising a concave joint shell which can be fastened independently of one another with a respective shaft in a...
6375684 Hip prosthesis and method for fitting such hip prosthesis  
A hip prosthesis comprising a first fastening assembly (1, 2, 6, 12, 13) intended for being mounted in the hip bone (A) and a second fastening assembly (4, 5, 7, 14) intended for being mounted in...
6352560 Joint prosthesis  
The joint prosthesis includes a first part with a cylindrical socket and a second part with a cylindrical head. The cylindrical head and socket are of complementary form, in such a manner that...
6126695 Artificial joint, particularly an artificial hip joint  
5879407 Wear resistant ball and socket joint  
A ball and socket joint providing longevity especially suitable for use in implants in human bodies. The ball is designed to incorporate specified strength, hardness, and smoothness...
5776202 Joint prosthesis  
A joint prothesis, which is suitable for small joints and can be implanted without using a cement, comprises two prothesis members (12, 14), each having a joint element (20, 22) made from from PE...
5549681 Articulated prosthesis  
The articulated prosthesis comprises two cooperating prosthesis portions each portion having an anchoring stem to fix the prosthesis portion in a bone. The first prosthesis portion is provided with...
5514182 Prosthetic joint with semipermeable capsule with reinforcing ribs  
A prosthetic joint such as a hip prosthesis includes a semipermeable membrane to encapsulate articulating surfaces of the joint. The semipermeable membrane permits circulation of natural body fluid...
4755185 Prosthetic joint  
A three-component prosthetic joint comprising a first bone-attachable component having a planar articular surface and a second bone-attachable component having an arcuate articular surface and a...
4678472 Ball and socket bearing for artificial joint  
A ball and socket joint for implanting in the body is provided wherein the socket portion of the joint can have various orientations with respect to the patient's anatomy, and the orientation used...
4183104 Joint implant  
The joint implant utilizes a pin and socket arrangement wherein the pin and socket are of non-circular cross-sectional shapes. In addition, the socket has a shaped aperture which permits the pin to...
4179758 Fixation stem for prosthetic device  
Means for affixing the scapular component of a shoulder prosthesis to the bony structure of the shoulder includes a T-shaped stem extending from a flange on the device. The stem has a substantially...
4131957 Ball and socket prosthetic joint  
A prosthetic joint including a socket-carrying member and a ball-carrying member both of which have stems for insertion into the medullary canals of the bone. The socket has a downwardly extending...
3992726 Endoprosthetic bone joint devices  
An endoprosthetic bone joint device, particularly suitable for a finger or toe joint, comprises two cups and a ball or other roller freely located in and between the cups in articulatory...
3943576 Artificial hip joint made from two different surgical alloys  
An artificial hip joint is provided having an acetabulum prosthesis of the cotyloid cavity defining a socket and having a plurality of blades extending outwardly away from the socket for engaging...
3916451 Floating center prosthetic joint  
This invention relates to prosthetic joints of the type used to replace dysfunctional natural joints such as the shoulder, hip, and knee. Provision of an intermediate floating bearing element to...
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