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Artificial articulation
Assignee: Niterra Co Ltd
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Filing: 1983-03-18
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Granted: 1987-01-13
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Expires: 2003-03-18
Abstract
Abstract An artificial articulation includes a socket which has a spherical inner surface, a bone head ball member which is pivotably, slidably received in the spherical inner surface of the socket, and a stem which is connected to the ball head bone member. The socket is made of polycrystal alumina porcelain, the bone head ball member is made of dense silicon nitride porcelain, and the stem is made of either silicon nitride porcelain or partially stabilized zirconia porcelain. An outer surface of the stem and outer surface of the socket are coated with first and second cover layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Isamu Fukuura
- 👤 Shigeo Niwa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 14:08
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L27/00; A61L27/02; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/30767; A61F2/32; A61F2/30771; A61F2002/3085; A61F2002/30929; A61F2/3094; A61F2002/30968; A61F2002/3233; A61F2/34; A61F2002/348; A61F2002/3493; A61F2310/00; A61F2310/00005; A61F2310/00179; A61F2310/00185; A61F2310/00203; A61F2310/00239; A61F2310/00299; A61F2310/00317; A61F2310/00329; A61F2310/00335
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A biocompatible artificial articulation prosthesis including an acetabular socket consisting essentially of polycrystal alumina porcelain wherein said socket having formed therein a special inner surface to be pivotally coupled to with a femoral ball member, said femoral member consisting essentially of dense silicon nutride porcelain; a stem adapted to be inserted into a prepared medullary cavity and being connected to, at one end thereof, said femoral ball member, said stem consisting of partially stabilized zirconia porcelain; said prosthesis further including a first layer disposed over an outer surface of said stem and an outer surface of said socket and a second layer disposed over said first layer wherein said first layer and second layer consist essentially of oxidized alkaline metal-phosphoric and anhydride frit and calcium phosphate, respectively.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
A biocompatible artificial articulation prosthesis including an acetabular socket consisting essentially of polycrystal alumina porcelain wherein said socket having formed therein a special inner surface to be pivotally coupled to with a femoral ball member, said femoral member consisting essentially of dense silicon nutride porcelain; a stem adapted to be inserted into a prepared medullary cavity and being connected to, at one end thereof, said femoral ball member, said stem consisting of partially stabilized zirconia porcelain; said prosthesis further including a first layer disposed over an outer surface of said stem and an outer surface of said socket and a second layer disposed over said first layer wherein said first layer and second layer consist essentially of oxidized alkaline metal-phosphoric and anhydride frit and calcium phosphate, respectively.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The artificial articulation as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bone head ball member and said stem are integrally sintered.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The artificial articulation as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outer surface of said socket not including said spherical inner surface is porous with pores having a size between 20 μm and 500 μm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The artificial articulation as claimed in claim 2, wherein an outer surface of said socket not including said spherical inner surface is porous with pores having a size between 20 μm and 500 μm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The artificial articulation according to claim 3, wherein an outer surface of said stem is porous with pores having a size between 20 μm and 500 μm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The artificial articulation according to claim 4, wherein an outer surface of said stem is porous with pores having a size between 20 μm and 500 μm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The artificial articulation as claimed in claim 1 wherein said partially stabilized zirconia porcelain has a bending strength between 70 and 150 kg/mm 2 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
The artificial articulation as claimed in claim 1 wherein said first cover layer further includes an oxide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Zn, Al, Si, B, Ti, Fe and alkaline metals.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The artificial articulation as claimed in claim 1 wherein said calcium phosphate has a Ca/P ratio between 1.4 and 1.75.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
the artificial articulation as claimed in claim 1 wherein said calcium phosphate is either tricalcium phosphate or hydroxy apatite.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
The artificial articulation as claimed in claim 1 wherein said second layer is formed by mixing between 85 and 99.5 weight % of said calcium phosphate with between 0.5 and 15 weight % of said first covered layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
42 words
The artificial articulation as claimed in claim 11 wherein said second layer is further formed by mixing between 77 and 95 weight % of said calcium phosphate-first layer mixture with between 3 and 23 weight % of Y 2 O 3 .
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
The artificial articulation as claimed in claim 1 wherein said second cover layer has an uneven surface.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The artificial articulation as claimed in claim 1 wherein said second layer has pores between 20 and 500 μm.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
The artificial articulation as claimed in claim 1, wherein said oxidized alkaline earth metal-phosphoric frit is calcium phosphate frit.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
The artificial articulation as claimed in claim 15 wherein a Ca/P atom ratio of said calcium phosphate frit is between 0.2 and 0.75.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
The artificial articulation as claimed in claim 1 wherein outer surfaces of said first and second cover layers are made uneven by forming either threads, longitudinal grooves, lateral grooves, or corrugations on these surfaces.
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