Patent ID: 8361158

Claim:
A prosthetic elbow joint for attaching to a humerus and an ulna of a dog, the joint having: a humeral component comprising a first articular element mountable on a trochlear bone portion of the humerus, which portion extends between and joins together the humeral medial condyle and a humeral lateral condyle, and defines the supratrochlear foramen above it, wherein the humeral component includes an opening arranged to align with the supratrochlear foramen when the humeral component is mounted on the humerus such that a passageway through the humerus is maintained the first articular element including a stem which is insertable into the humerus, a curved portion connected to the stem and a hook extending up from the side of the curved portion opposite from the stem, and an ulnar component comprising a second articular element which is mountable in a trochlear notch of the ulnar element and which engages and moves relative to the curved portion of the first articular element.