Trochanteric basket
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1. An implant for use in retention of the greater trochanter, said implant comprising:
- a deformable circumferentially extending band which completely circumscribes a region;
a first deformable band extending between regions of the circumferentially extending band and being joined to the circumferentially extending band at first and second locations, said circumferentially extending band circumscribing at least a length of said first band, said bands being adapted to engage the greater trochanter and to be deformed to approximate the contour of the greater trochanter;
means attached to at least one of said bands for cooperating with at least one elongated element to facilitate tying of the implant in position over the greater trochanter; and
means attached to one of said bands for penetrating an abductor muscle-tendon.
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An implant for use in retention of the greater trochanter comprising a circumferentially extending band and first and second bands extending between opposite regions of the circumferentially extending band. One or more prongs are coupled to the bands. The implant cooperates with a wire for tying the implant in position over the greater trochanter. The bands of the implant are deformable so that they can be conformed to approximate the contour of the greater trochanter. The prongs are adapted to penetrate the abductor muscle-tendon attached to the greater trochanter to help retain the greater trochanter in position.
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1. An implant for use in retention of the greater trochanter, said implant comprising:
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a deformable circumferentially extending band which completely circumscribes a region; a first deformable band extending between regions of the circumferentially extending band and being joined to the circumferentially extending band at first and second locations, said circumferentially extending band circumscribing at least a length of said first band, said bands being adapted to engage the greater trochanter and to be deformed to approximate the contour of the greater trochanter; means attached to at least one of said bands for cooperating with at least one elongated element to facilitate tying of the implant in position over the greater trochanter; and means attached to one of said bands for penetrating an abductor muscle-tendon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An implant for use in retention of the greater trochanter, said implant comprising:
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first and second deformable bands, each of said bands having opposite ends, said bands extending in different directions and being joined together at a first location intermediate the ends of said first and second bands; a deformable circumferentially extending band extending circumferentially completely around the first location and a region of the first and second bands and attached to said first and second bands radially outwardly of said first location, said bands being generally in the same plane and adapted to overlie the greater trochanter and to be deformed to approximate the contour of the greater trochanter; means attached to at least one of said bands for cooperating with at least one elongated element to facilitate tying of the implant in position over the greater trochanter; and means attached to one of said bands for penetrating an abductor muscle-tendon. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An implant for use in retention of the greater trochanter, said implant comprising:
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first and second deformable bands, each of said bands having opposite ends, said bands extending in different directions and being joined together at a first location, said bands being adapted to overlie the greater trochanter and to be deformed to approximate the contour of the greater trochanter; means attached to said second band for penetrating a muscle-tendon adjacent the greater trochanter; and means attached to said bands for cooperating with an elongated element to facilitate tying of the implant in position over the greater trochanter. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An implant comprising:
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a circumferential band generally in the form of a rectangle, but having rounded corners, said band having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis; a pair of substantially parallel bands extending longitudinally and intersecting at their ends with said circumferential band; a transverse band offset from the middle of said rectangle toward one end of the rectangle intersecting each of said parallel bands and terminating at each of its ends in said circumferential band; means adjacent the intersections of said transverse and circumferential bands for receiving an elongated element for affixing the implant in position; hollow prong means extending generally perpendicular from the other end of the rectangle adjacent the intersections of said parallel and circumferential bands for penetrating a muscle and for receiving an elongated element for further affixing of the implant; and at least said bands being unitarily formed from a deformable material such that they are shapable so as to generally conform to a surface against which the implant is placed.
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