Stephen D. Cook,Shoib Bajaj,Laura P. Patron,Peter Strzepa
申请号:
US13540493
公开号:
US20130006356A1
申请日:
2012.07.02
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要:
Prosthetic implant devices and related methods are provided. The prosthetic implant devices includes an internal component and an external component. The internal component has an implant portion associated with one or more rare earth magnets. The internal component being of a size and shape suitable for surgical implantation into the residual limb of the amputee. The implant portion being of a size and shape suitable for surgical implantation into a bone within the residual limb of the amputee. The one or more rare earth magnets generating at least one magnetic field. The external component having a prosthetic connection associated with a magnetic element. The magnet element being in adaptable magnetic association with the at least one magnetic field generated by the one or more rare earth magnets.