US3178728A
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Surgical prosthesis for the temporomandibular joint
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-10-22
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Granted: 1965-04-20
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Expires: 1982-10-22
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert W Christensen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 00:38
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/30988; A61F2/3099; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30316; A61F2002/30535; A61F2002/30576; A61F2002/30578; A61F2/30767; A61F2/30771; A61F2002/30772
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A PROSTHESIS FOR THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT COMPRISING A RIGID PLATE OF PHYSIOLOGICALLY INERT MATERIAL INCLUDING A CONCAVE CENTRAL PORTION CONTOURED TO FIT WITHIN THE GLENOID FOSSA, AN ANTERIOR LIP EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL PORTION AND SHAPED TO OVERLAY THE ARTICULAR EMINENCE, AND A PROJECTING RIM EXTENDING SUPERIORLY FROM THE LATERAL ASPECT OF THE CENTRAL PORTION TO LIE ALONG A PORTION OF THE ZYGION, THE RIM PROVIDING MEANS IN COOPERATION WITH THE ZYGION FOR ANCHORING THE PROSTHESIS TO THE SKULL WITH THE CENTRAL PORTION THEREOF DISPOSED WITHIN THE GLENOID FOSSA.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
A PROSTHESIS FOR THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT COMPRISING A RIGID PLATE OF PHYSIOLOGICALLY INERT MATERIAL INCLUDING A CONCAVE CENTRAL PORTION CONTOURED TO FIT WITHIN THE GLENOID FOSSA, AN ANTERIOR LIP EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL PORTION AND SHAPED TO OVERLAY THE ARTICULAR EMINENCE, AND A PROJECTING RIM EXTENDING SUPERIORLY FROM THE LATERAL ASPECT OF THE CENTRAL PORTION TO LIE ALONG A PORTION OF THE ZYGION, THE RIM PROVIDING MEANS IN COOPERATION WITH THE ZYGION FOR ANCHORING THE PROSTHESIS TO THE SKULL WITH THE CENTRAL PORTION THEREOF DISPOSED WITHIN THE GLENOID FOSSA.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-04-19 | 1976-10-19 | 1977-04-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |