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Elbow replacement prosthesis
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-11-26
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Granted: 1983-04-05
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Expires: 2000-11-26
Abstract
Abstract Prosthetic replacement of an elbow joint is accomplished using a humeral component having an articular surface comprising a concave surface in the coronal plane and a convex surface in the sagittal plane with such component being cemented along a superior U-slot to a surgically prepared humeral bone. The prosthesis also comprises an ulnar component having an articular surface defined by a convex surface in the coronal plane and a concave surface in the sagittal plane, its undersurface having a longitudinal arcuate keel and a dependent stem by which it is cemented to the surgically prepared ulnar bone. Optionally, the prosthesis may include a radial head component in the form of a dished button that can be cemented to the surgically prepared radial bone by a depending stem.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas G. Wadsworth
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-08 23:31
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/46; A61F2/4684; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/16; A61B17/1604; A61B17/1659; A61B17/1662; A61B17/1684; A61F2/38; A61F2/3804; A61F2/4603; A61F2/4605; A61B17/17; A61B17/1739; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30003; A61F2002/3006; A61F2002/3008; A61F2002/30108; A61F2002/3011; A61F2002/30138; A61F2002/30153; A61F2002/30621; A61F2002/30624; A61F2/30767; A61F2/30771; A61F2002/30878; A61F2002/3822; A61F2002/3827; A61F2002/3831; A61F2002/4631; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0017; A61F2230/0019; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0058; A61F2250/0096; A61F2250/0098
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
244 words
An elbow replacement prosthesis comprising: a humeral component having an articular surface that is curved concave in a coronal plane and curved convex in a sagittal plane, a longitudinal U-shaped slot opposed to said articular surface, said slot being of rectangular section in the sagittal plane defined by a flat floor and parallel anterior and posterior walls, said humeral component further having substantially parallel medial and lateral walls transverse to said slot, an arcuate ulnar component having an articular surface that is curved convex in a coronal plane and curved concave in a sagittal plane complementary to said articular surface of said humeral component and has a distal end and a proximal end, said aritcular surfaces of said humeral component and said ulnar component being substantially symmetrical about a plane perpendicular to the axis of turning of the prosthesis, said ulnar component has a stem extending therefrom opposite to said articular surface of said ulnar component and the angle between the forward direction of the tangent to the distal end of such articular surface and the distal direction of the longitudinal axis of said stem is more than 90°, and the articular surface of the ulnar component subtends at said axis of turning an angle of less than 180°, and said humeral component has annular grooves in said medial and lateral walls and longitudinal grooves in said anterior and posterior walls to assist in cementing the humeral component in a surgically prepared humeral bone.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
244 words
An elbow replacement prosthesis comprising: a humeral component having an articular surface that is curved concave in a coronal plane and curved convex in a sagittal plane, a longitudinal U-shaped slot opposed to said articular surface, said slot being of rectangular section in the sagittal plane defined by a flat floor and parallel anterior and posterior walls, said humeral component further having substantially parallel medial and lateral walls transverse to said slot, an arcuate ulnar component having an articular surface that is curved convex in a coronal plane and curved concave in a sagittal plane complementary to said articular surface of said humeral component and has a distal end and a proximal end, said aritcular surfaces of said humeral component and said ulnar component being substantially symmetrical about a plane perpendicular to the axis of turning of the prosthesis, said ulnar component has a stem extending therefrom opposite to said articular surface of said ulnar component and the angle between the forward direction of the tangent to the distal end of such articular surface and the distal direction of the longitudinal axis of said stem is more than 90°, and the articular surface of the ulnar component subtends at said axis of turning an angle of less than 180°, and said humeral component has annular grooves in said medial and lateral walls and longitudinal grooves in said anterior and posterior walls to assist in cementing the humeral component in a surgically prepared humeral bone.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The prosthesis of claim 1 wherein said humeral component is formed of plastic and said ulnar component is formed of metal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The prosthesis of claim 2 wherein annular metal markers are embedded in said medial and lateral walls and a longitudinal metal marker is embedded in said flat floor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The prosthesis of claim 3 wherein said concave surface of said humeral component ends laterally in convex surfaces.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The prosthesis of claim 4 wherein beyond one of said lateral convex surfaces is a cylindrical surface.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The prosthesis of claim 1 that includes a radial component having a circular, dished articular surface and a depending stem by which the radial component may be cemented to a surgically prepared radial bone.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
63 words
An elbow replacement prosthesis comprising: an arcuate ulnar component having an articular bearing surface and, opposite said surface, an arcuate keel extending therealong with the arcuate curvature of said keel being similar to that of said ulnar component, and a stem depending from said keel, the dimension of said keel in a coronal plane being substantially less than that of said bearing surface.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
63 words
An elbow replacement prosthesis comprising: an arcuate ulnar component having an articular bearing surface and, opposite said surface, an arcuate keel extending therealong with the arcuate curvature of said keel being similar to that of said ulnar component, and a stem depending from said keel, the dimension of said keel in a coronal plane being substantially less than that of said bearing surface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The prosthesis of claim 7 wherein said keel has a dovetailed cross-section in the coronal plane.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
The prosthesis of claim 7 wherein said ulnar component has longitudinal grooves in the surface opposite to its articular surface that run alongside said keel to assist in cementing the ulnar component in a surgically prepared ulnar bone.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
113 words
An elbow replacement prosthesis comprising: a humeral component having an articular surface that is curved concave in a coronal plane and curved convex in a sagittal plane, an arcuate ulnar component having an articular surface that is curved convex in a coronal plane and curved concave in a sagittal plane complementary to said articular surface of said humeral component, said articular surfaces of said humeral component and said ulnar component being substantially symmetrical about a plane perpendicular to the axis of turning of the prosthesis, and said humeral component comprises a cylindrical surface arranged laterally beyond the articular surface of said humeral component for cooperating with the radius bone or a radial component.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
113 words
An elbow replacement prosthesis comprising: a humeral component having an articular surface that is curved concave in a coronal plane and curved convex in a sagittal plane, an arcuate ulnar component having an articular surface that is curved convex in a coronal plane and curved concave in a sagittal plane complementary to said articular surface of said humeral component, said articular surfaces of said humeral component and said ulnar component being substantially symmetrical about a plane perpendicular to the axis of turning of the prosthesis, and said humeral component comprises a cylindrical surface arranged laterally beyond the articular surface of said humeral component for cooperating with the radius bone or a radial component.
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