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Joint prosthesis
Assignee: Harrington Arthritis Research Center
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Filing: 1985-08-12
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Granted: 1987-04-07
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Expires: 2005-08-12
Abstract
Abstract A joint prosthesis for replacing a damaged or diseased joint between two or more skeletal members, including a distal joint component formed with a sleeve connected to a stem adapted to mount to one skeletal member, a proximal joint component having a housing connected to a stem adapted to mount to an adjoining skeletal member, and a hinge element comprising a hollow cylinder, a pin disposed within the cylinder and a layer of elastomeric material bonded therebetween. The joint components are pivotally interconnected by inserting the cylinder of the hinging element for rotation within the sleeve of the distal joint component, and fixing the ends of the pin of the hinging element to the housing of the proximal joint component so that the distal joint component is pivotal about the hinging element relative to the proximal joint component. The elastomeric material within the hinging element cushions the stems from shock, impact and lateral and compressive loads applied to the joint prosthesis to lessen the magnitude of the loads transmitted to the connection between the stems and skeletal members.
Inventors
- 👤 James B. Koeneman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 14:55
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/38; A61F2/3836; A61F2/384; A61F2/42; A61F2/4241; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30003; A61F2002/3006; A61F2002/30065; A61F2002/30069; A61F2002/30108; A61F2002/3011; A61F2002/30138; A61F2002/30153; A61F2002/30316; A61F2002/30329; A61F2002/30331; A61F2002/30362; A61F2002/30364; A61F2002/30367; A61F2002/30448; A61F2002/30451; A61F2002/30535; A61F2002/30563; A61F2002/30574; A61F2002/30594; A61F2002/30621; A61F2002/30624; A61F2002/30667; A61F2002/30682; A61F2002/30683; A61F2/30767; A61F2/30771; A61F2002/30772; A61F2002/3082; A61F2002/30878; A61F2002/30886; A61F2/3094; A61F2/30942; A61F2002/30957; A61F2002/4251; A61F2/46; A61F2002/4631; A61F2210/00; A61F2210/0071; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0025; A61F2220/0033; A61F2220/005; A61F2220/0058; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0017; A61F2230/0019; A61F2310/00; A61F2310/00005; A61F2310/00011; A61F2310/00017; A61F2310/00023; A61F2310/00029; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/45; Y10T403/451; Y10T403/455
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A joint prosthesis for replacing the joint between at least two skeletal members, comprising: a first joint component having a stem portion adapted to mount to one of said skeletal members; a second joint component having a stem portion adapted to mount to at least one of said other skeletal members; a hinging element including a hollow cylinder having an inside surface and an outside surface, and a section of resilient material mounted to said inside surface of said cylinder; means for pivotally mounting said first joint component to said outside surface of said hollow cylinder; means for mounting said second joint component to said section of resilient material, said first joint component being pivotal relative to said second joint component to permit articulation of one skeletal member relative to at least one other skeletal member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
A joint prosthesis for replacing the joint between at least two skeletal members, comprising: a first joint component having a stem portion adapted to mount to one of said skeletal members; a second joint component having a stem portion adapted to mount to at least one of said other skeletal members; a hinging element including a hollow cylinder having an inside surface and an outside surface, and a section of resilient material mounted to said inside surface of said cylinder; means for pivotally mounting said first joint component to said outside surface of said hollow cylinder; means for mounting said second joint component to said section of resilient material, said first joint component being pivotal relative to said second joint component to permit articulation of one skeletal member relative to at least one other skeletal member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
The joint prosthesis of claim 1 in which said means for mounting said second joint component to said section of resilient material is a pin mounted within said section of resilient material, said section of resilient material being disposed between said pin and said inside surface of said hollow cylinder.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The joint prosthesis of claim 2 in which said pin is fixedly mounted to said second joint component.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
172 words
A joint prosthesis for replacing the joint between at least two skeletal members, comprising: a distal joint component including a stem portion and a sleeve, said stem portion being adapted to attach to one of the skeletal members; a proximal joint component formed with a stem portion adapted to attach to at least one of the other skeletal members; a hinging element comprising a hollow cylinder having an inside surface and an outside surface, a section of elastomeric material mounted to said inside surface of said hollow cylinder and a pin fixedly mounted within said section of elastomeric material; said hinging element being insertable within said sleeve of said distal joint component so that said sleeve is pivotal with respect to said outside surface of said cylinder; means for fixedly mounting said pin of said hinging element to said proximal joint component, said distal joint component thereby being pivotal relative to said proximal joint component to permit articulation of one of the skeletal members relative to at least one other skeletal member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
172 words
A joint prosthesis for replacing the joint between at least two skeletal members, comprising: a distal joint component including a stem portion and a sleeve, said stem portion being adapted to attach to one of the skeletal members; a proximal joint component formed with a stem portion adapted to attach to at least one of the other skeletal members; a hinging element comprising a hollow cylinder having an inside surface and an outside surface, a section of elastomeric material mounted to said inside surface of said hollow cylinder and a pin fixedly mounted within said section of elastomeric material; said hinging element being insertable within said sleeve of said distal joint component so that said sleeve is pivotal with respect to said outside surface of said cylinder; means for fixedly mounting said pin of said hinging element to said proximal joint component, said distal joint component thereby being pivotal relative to said proximal joint component to permit articulation of one of the skeletal members relative to at least one other skeletal member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
53 words
The joint prosthesis of claim 4 in which said distal joint component is a one-piece section of molded plastic formed with a stem portion adapted to mount within the intramedullary canal of one of the skeletal members, and a sleeve formed with a bore extending substantially perpendicularly to the axis of said stem.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
114 words
The joint prosthesis of claim 4 in which said proximal joint component comprises: a one-piece section of plastic material formed with a stem portion, a recess and a bore extending substantially perpendicularly to said recess; a hollow metal housing including a pair of spaced arms defining an internal cavity having a spherical-shaped surface, said hollow metal housing being formed with an outwardly extending shoulder connected to a projection; said one-piece section of plastic material being connected to said metal housing so that said projection of said metal housing is mounted within said bore of said one-piece section and said shoulder of said metal housing is mounted within said recess formed in said one-piece section.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The joint prosthesis of claim 4 in which said outside surface of said hollow cylinder of said hinging element is formed with at least one axially extending groove for collecting wear debris.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The joint prosthesis of claim 4 in which said pin is formed in an irregular shape for engagement with said elastomeric material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
The joint prosthesis of claim 6 in which each of said spaced arms of said hollow metal housing is formed with means for mounting to an end of said pin of said hinging element.
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