Transcutaneous Prosthesis
First Claim
1. A transcutaneous prosthesis which comprises:
- a first component shaped for implantation into a bone, the first component including flutes or grooves on a surface thereof for deterring rotation of the prosthesis within a bone;
a second component adapted for location between the bone and the skin, the second component having a surface treatment for stimulation of fibroblastic cell proliferation and attachment of epithelial cells; and
a third component adapted for location to extend from the skin surface and is adapted to extend directly from the skin surface in use, the third component having a coating of a non-stick material on an outer surface thereof, the coating having a surface energy that is lower than a surface energy of the first and second components and which is low enough to deter bacterial adhesion.
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Abstract
A transcutaneous prosthesis includes a first component shaped for implantation into a bone, the first component including flutes or grooves on a surface thereof for deterring rotation of the prosthesis within a bone; a second component adapted for location between the bone and the skin, the second component having a surface treatment for stimulation of fibroblastic cell proliferation and attachment of epithelial cells; and a third component adapted for location to extend from the skin surface and is adapted to extend directly from the skin surface in use, the third component having a coating of a non-stick material on an outer surface thereof, the coating having a surface energy that is lower than a surface energy of the first and second components and which is low enough to deter bacterial adhesion.
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36 Claims
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1. A transcutaneous prosthesis which comprises:
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a first component shaped for implantation into a bone, the first component including flutes or grooves on a surface thereof for deterring rotation of the prosthesis within a bone;
a second component adapted for location between the bone and the skin, the second component having a surface treatment for stimulation of fibroblastic cell proliferation and attachment of epithelial cells; and
a third component adapted for location to extend from the skin surface and is adapted to extend directly from the skin surface in use, the third component having a coating of a non-stick material on an outer surface thereof, the coating having a surface energy that is lower than a surface energy of the first and second components and which is low enough to deter bacterial adhesion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A transcutaneous prosthesis which comprises:
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a first component shaped for implantation into a bone, the first component including means on a surface thereof for deterring rotation of the prosthesis within a bone;
a second component adapted for location between the bone and the skin, the second component having a surface treatment for stimulation of fibroblastic cell proliferation and attachment of epithelial cells; and
a third component adapted for location to extend from the skin surface and adapted to extend directly from the skin surface in use, the third component having a coating of a non-stick material on an outer surface thereof, the coating having a surface energy that is lower than a surface energy of the first and second components and which is low enough to deter bacterial adhesion. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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- 23. A transcutaneous prosthesis which comprises a first component shaped for implantation into a bone, a second component adapted for location between the bone and the skin, the second component having a surface treatment for stimulation of fibroblastic cell proliferation and attachment of epithelial cells and a third component adapted for location to extend from the skin surface and adapted to extend directly from the skin surface, in use, and the third component having a coating of a non-stick material on an outer surface thererof, whereby the outer surface of the third component has a surface energy that is lower than a surface energy of the first and second components and which is low enough to deter bacterial adhesion, wherein a distance between the first component and the third component is such that a transition from the second component to the third component is essentially at the surface of the skin when the first component is implanted in a bone.
- 30. A transcutaneous prosthesis which comprises a first component shaped for implantation into a bone, a second component adapted for location between the bone and the skin, the second component having a surface treatment for stimulation of fibroblastic cell proliferation and attachment of epithelial cells and a third component adapted for location to extend from the skin surface and adapted to extend directly from the skin surface, in use, and the third component having an outer surface, wherein the outer surface of the third component has a non-stick coating material whereby it has a surface energy that is lower than a surface energy of the first and second components and which is low enough to deter bacterial adhesion, wherein a distance between the first component and the third component is such that a transition from the second component to the third component is essentially at the surface of the skin when the first component is implanted in a bone.
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