James W. Strickland - Indianapolis IN Allan Vegell - Fort Wayne IN Terry L. Woodling - Warsaw IN
Assignee:
Bio-Dynamics, Inc. - Indianapolis IN
International Classification:
A61F 124
US Classification:
3 191
Abstract:
An implantable prosthetic joint comprising a first member and a second member, both of which include a stem portion implantable in bone. The first member has a neck portion and a protuberant head portion attached to the neck portion. The second member has a head-receiving cavity and a slot in communication with the cavity to provide hinge-like motion of the joint as the neck portion is moved within the slot and the head portion rotated within the cavity. The head-receiving portion of the second member includes a transverse channel communicating with the cavity and a transverse slot communicating with the transverse channel whereby the head and neck portion of the first member may be inserted into the head-receiving portion of the second member in a direction transverse to the plane established by the hinge-like motion of the first member relative to the second member as the neck portion of the first member moves along the channel in the head-receiving portion of the second member.
Terry Woodling (1984-1988), Aly Jones (1971-1975), Dayton Miller (1992-1996), Tommy Beach (1973-1977), Lynn Paccassi (1969-1973), Christine Brown (1977-1981)