INTEGRATED SKELETAL IMPLANT AND ITS METHOD OF SURGICAL IMPLANTATION
First Claim
1. An implant arranged for integration into a skeletal bone of a patient, comprising a body having at least one end, the body being arranged to substantially mimic a portion of a skeletal bone, wherein the at least one end includes a stepped portion arranged to, in use, prevent migration of the implant into the bone of the patient.
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Abstract
The implant comprises a body having at least one end. The body is elongate as it is arranged to substantially mimic a portion of a skeletal bone. The embodiment of the implant is designed to be implanted in the leg of a patient, as a partial replacement for the femur bone of a patient. The at least one end which includes a stepped portion is arranged to, in use, prevent migration of the implant into the bone of a patient. At least part of the stepped portion is covered by a physiologically inert substance, such as niobium for example, to reduce the possibility of infection or an immune reaction at the site at which the implant contacts the flesh of the patient'"'"'s leg.
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19 Claims
- 1. An implant arranged for integration into a skeletal bone of a patient, comprising a body having at least one end, the body being arranged to substantially mimic a portion of a skeletal bone, wherein the at least one end includes a stepped portion arranged to, in use, prevent migration of the implant into the bone of the patient.
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19-42. -42. (canceled)
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