US5062849A
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Joint for coupling two elongated prosthesis sections
Assignee: Zimmer Technology Inc
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Filing: 1990-03-20
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Granted: 1991-11-05
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Expires: 2010-03-20
Abstract
Abstract Presented is an arrangement for coupling two rod-shaped prosthesis sections that displays a clamping sleeve having at its ends contrarotating internal threads that can be screwed with corresponding external threads of the prosthesis sections. To prevent loosening of the connection, the free ends of the prosthesis sections are provided with complementary, sloping contact surfaces which, when tightening the clamping sleeve, produce a loaded diagonal thrust and thereby place the screw couplings under load.
Inventors
- 👤 Klaus-Dieter Schelhas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 07:53
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/32; A61F2/36; A61F2/3662; A61F2/3676; A61F2/3672; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/68; A61B17/72; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30108; A61F2002/30199; A61F2002/30224; A61F2002/30235; A61F2002/30316; A61F2002/30329; A61F2002/30331; A61F2002/30362; A61F2002/3037; A61F2002/30372; A61F2002/30405; A61F2002/30411; A61F2002/30476; A61F2002/30535; A61F2002/30537; A61F2002/3055; A61F2002/30604; A61F2/30767; A61F2/30771; A61F2002/30772; A61F2002/30784; A61F2002/30785; A61F2/30907; A61F2002/30919; A61F2/3609; A61F2002/3625; A61F2002/3631; A61F2002/365; A61F2002/3678; A61F2002/368; A61F2002/3686; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0025; A61F2220/0033; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0063; A61F2230/0069; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/66
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
Apparatus adapted to provide a self-locking, non-rotating joint for coupling two rod-shaped prosthesis sections using a hollow clamping sleeve, the apparatus comprising: two prosthesis sections, each section having an unthreaded free end and external threads adjacent the free end, each free end being substantially cylindrical and having a sloping contact surface; a hollow clamping sleeve with an interior diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the free ends, the clamping sleeve having counter-rotating internal threads adapted to cooperate with the external threads of the prosthesis sections, such that the sloping contact surfaces of the prosthesis sections slide on one another when the clamping sleeve is tightened, forcing said free ends transversely against the interior surface of said clamping sleeve; whereby the prosthesis sections are joined in non-rotatable, self-locking manner.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
Apparatus adapted to provide a self-locking, non-rotating joint for coupling two rod-shaped prosthesis sections using a hollow clamping sleeve, the apparatus comprising: two prosthesis sections, each section having an unthreaded free end and external threads adjacent the free end, each free end being substantially cylindrical and having a sloping contact surface; a hollow clamping sleeve with an interior diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the free ends, the clamping sleeve having counter-rotating internal threads adapted to cooperate with the external threads of the prosthesis sections, such that the sloping contact surfaces of the prosthesis sections slide on one another when the clamping sleeve is tightened, forcing said free ends transversely against the interior surface of said clamping sleeve; whereby the prosthesis sections are joined in non-rotatable, self-locking manner.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the threads cooperating on one prosthesis section have a different pitch than the threads on the other prosthesis section.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the threads of the prosthesis sections have a reduced diameter relative to adjacent portions of the prosthesis sections, and that the external diameter of the clamping sleeve corresponds approximately to the diameter of the adjacent portions of the prosthesis sections.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein there is formed on an external surface of the clamping sleeve a polygon for applying a tightening tool.
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