Knee joint prosthesis
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Abstract
A method, and related composition and apparatus for repairing a tissue site. The method involves the use of a curable polyurethane biomaterial composition having a plurality of parts adapted to be mixed at the time of use in order to provide a flowable composition and to initiate cure. The flowable composition can be delivered using minimally invasive means to a tissue site and there fully cured provide a permanent and biocompatible prosthesis for repair of the tissue site. Further provided are a mold apparatus, e.g., in the form of a balloon or tubular cavity, for receiving a biomaterial composition, and a method for delivering and filling the mold apparatus with a curable composition in situ to provide a prosthesis for tissue repair.
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- 42. A prosthesis for repairing the surface of a knee joint, the prosthesis comprising a cured, biocompatible, polyurethane biomaterial composition providing a hardness of about 60 Shore to about 95 Shore, and a tensile strength (measured in the dry stage) of between about 6,000 psi and about 10,000 psi.
- 46. A prosthesis for use in repairing a knee joint, comprising a polymeric prosthesis adapted to remain in apposition to a joint surface in order to provide an articulating joint surface, the prosthesis having a conformation and physical properties approximating those of the natural tissue.
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