Patent ID: 7112221

Claim:
A prosthetic implant for surgical implantation in a hand of a patient to replace a flexor tendon pulley, said prosthetic implant comprising an elongate flexible member for passing snugly around a surgically exposed bone of the hand, the elongate flexible member having first and second end portions at opposite ends thereof, the first end portion of the elongate flexible member being provided with a slot defining means defining a slot for receipt of the second end portion of the elongate flexible member, and locking means to secure the second end portion to the first end portion after insertion of the second end portion in the slot, said prosthetic implant further comprising a flexor tendon support means adapted upon implantation thereof in a hand of a patient around a metacarpal bone thereof to pass under the ulnar side of the flexor tendons of the corresponding finger of the patient, the support being shaped to hold the flexor tendons to the metacarpal bone while limiting compression of the flexor tendons against the metacarpal bone.