Patent ID: 7682397
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A prosthetic device, comprising: a first end member and a second end member, each of the first and second end members comprising: a motion-preserving insert comprising a first component and a second component, wherein the first component is sized and shaped for sliding engagement with the socket of the first end member such that the at least one retention member of the first end member secures the first component within the socket of the first end member when in the second position, the first component including a first articulation portion, wherein the second component is sized and shaped for sliding engagement with the socket of the second end member such that the at least one retention member of the first end member secures the first component within the socket of the first end member when in the second position, the second component including a second articulation portion, the second articulation portion cooperating with the first articulation portion of the first component to provide relative pivotal and rotational movement between the first and second components; wherein the at least one retention member comprises at least one cam device; and wherein each of the first and second end members further comprises an access hole for accessing the cam device for selectively rotating the at least one retention member between the first position and the second position.