Patent ID: 8292966

Claim:
An artificial toe joint comprising: an artificial metatarsal joint member sized for attachment to the distal end of a metatarsal bone, the artificial metatarsal joint member having a first side and a second side, the first side being convex and generally hemispherical, the artificial metatarsal joint member having an appendage forming an attachment member extending from a lateral edge of the artificial metatarsal joint member in a direction generally opposite the first side; and an artificial phalangeal joint member, sized for attachment to a phalangeal bone, and having a first side and a second side, the first side having a portion which is generally concave and having a generally complementary surface for receiving at least a portion of the first side of the artificial metatarsal member and an attachment member extending from a lateral edge of the artificial phalangeal member in a direction generally opposite from the first side of the artificial phalangeal joint member, such that when the first side of the artificial metatarsal joint member and the first side of the artificial phalangeal joint member are brought into complementary engagement, the attachment member of the artificial metatarsal member and the attachment member of the artificial phalangeal member extend away from the engagement in generally opposite directions; and a fastener extendable through one attachment member for securing the attachment member to an exterior surface of a bone.