Patent ID: 7037342

Claim:
Implant for reconstruction of joints, preferably of the hands and feet, comprising at least one spacer member ( 1 ) adapted to be placed between the ends of the bones which are to be connected, one end of the spacer member being designed to form a joint surface against one of said bone ends ( 6 , 7 ), a joint-stabilizing connection ( 2 , 3 ) adapted to connect said bones, the spacer member ( 1 ) being made of at least one tissue-compatible material, the joint-stabilizing connection ( 2 , 3 ) being adapted, upon use of the implant, to extend in the longitudinal direction across the joint and in over at least one side of the two bones ( 4 , 5 ) which are connected by the joint, the material of the spacer member ( 1 ) being at least partly porous, the spacer member ( 1 ) and the joint-stabilizing connection being made of degradable material, the joint-stabilizing connection being made in one piece with the spacer member ( 1 ), the degradable material being polyurethane urea; the spacer member ( 1 ) and the joint-stabilizing connection being made entirely of woven fibrous material; and the spacer member ( 1 ) and the joint-stabilizing connection comprising at least two branches that meet at a dihedral angle.