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Compliant fixation of external prosthesis

  • US 7,141,073 B2
  • Filed: 03/09/2004
  • Issued: 11/28/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/01/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A fixation device for attaching an external prosthesis to a bone, the fixation device comprising a main body including a compliant portion operable to be expanded and contracted, the main body having a first end operable to be fixedly retained in the bone and a second end coupled to an extension configured for receiving the external prosthesis, wherein the main body and the extension define respectively first and second engagement surfaces configured for constraining a bone graft between the first and second engagement surfaces, wherein the main body is coupled to the extension by a Morse taper connection.

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