Patent ID: 8961615
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A wrist prosthesis comprising: a magnetic implant approximating the size of a bone to be replaced; a first magnetic bone implant securable to a first bone adjacent the bone to be replaced; and a second magnetic bone implant securable to a second bone adjacent the bone to be replaced, wherein each of the first and second magnetic bone implants have a magnetic relationship with the magnetic implant, wherein the magnetic implant is a scaphoid implant approximating the size and shape of a scaphoid to be removed from a patient's wrist, the first magnetic bone implant is securable to a first bone adjacent the scaphoid to be replaced, and the second magnetic bone implant is securable to a second bone adjacent the scaphoid to be replaced, wherein the first and second magnetic bone implants each have a magnetic relationship with the scaphoid implant, wherein at least one of the scaphoid implant or the first and second magnetic bone implants comprise a magnet, and wherein the first bone and the second bone are selected from the trapezium, the trapezoid, the lunate, the capitate, and the radius.