Prosthetic implant for replacement of cartilage in a joint

特許 権利維持 Prosthetic implant for replacement of cartilage in a joint, comprises a proximal implant configured to replace a cartilage of a proximal bone in the joint, and a distal implant configured to replace a cartilage of distal bone in the joint. USE The prosthetic implant is useful for replacement of cartilage in a joint (claimed) such as knee joint, to repair or to replace a damaged body part and to restore the body part's lost functions, and as a permanent treatment or an intermediate treatment before requiring a total joint replacement. No biological data given. ADVANTAGE The prosthetic implant: can replace the cartilage in the joint without cutting underlying bones of the joint; repairs or replaces a damaged body part and restores the body part's lost functions without causing a collateral damage; removes cartilage on both ends of each bone in the joint instead of cutting the bone in the joint; reduces or eliminates a risk of a bone fracture near the cartilage prosthetic implant and corresponding complications; has a greater stability and reduces a likelihood of a complication; requires a shortened surgery duration to be implanted, thus decreasing an associated surgical cost as well as a risk to a patient under a prolonged anesthesia; can maintain or restore a native joint anatomy, thus allowing for a natural movement at the join; and improves a movement at the knee joint.