Joint prosthesis

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A - Human Necessities

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3/139

A61F 1/04 (1980.01)

Patent

CA 1125453

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The present invention provides a prosthesis for replacing a skeletal joint in a human body comprising a first joint component adapted for connection with a first element, a second joint component adapted for connection with a second element, at least one of said first and second elements being a portion of a human body, a pivot component disposed between said first and secont joint components, means for resiliently connecting said pivot component to said first and second joint components, said resilient means including a first body of elastomeric material disposed between and attached to said first joint component and said pivot component, a second body of elastomeric material disposed between and attached to said joint second component and said pivot component, said first and second bodies of elastomeric material being spaced apart and suspending said pivot component between said first and second joint components to permit motion of said first and second joint components relative to each other about said pivot component in simulating the operation of a skeletal joint in a human body.

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