Invention information | ||
| Category | N - Medicine and biotechnology / Medycyna i biotechnologia | |
| Title of invention | ||
| TOTAL CONSTRICTED ELBOW PROSTHESIS MADE OF SHAPE-MEMORY ALLOY WITH HINGE-LIKE FIXATION AND COUPLING SYSTEM BASED ON SHAPE-MEMORY EFFECT | ||
| Invention discription | ||
| The invention relates to a total constricted elbow prosthesis made of biocompatible shape-memory metal materials and polymer materials, the prosthesis being meant to replace the human elbow joint affected as a consequence of accidents or bone and joint diseases. The claimed prosthesis comprises an ulnar component (1) made of CoCr, TiAlV, TiNi alloys or other equivalent alloys, which is fixed in the medullary channel of the ulna and consists of a fixation rod of truncated pyramid shape. | ||
| Patent | ||
| Patent Application | RO131261 (A0) ― 2016-07-29 | |
| Date of Patent Application | 17.03.2016 | |
Owner of the Invention | ||
| Name of company / organization / institution / individual | ||
| English: | University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest | |
| Inventors | First Name, Last Name, Academic degree | |
| Augustin Semenescu, Nicolae Dan Batalu, Mihnea Costoiu, | ||