JPH04158860A - Artificial knee joint - Google Patents

Artificial knee joint

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Publication number
JPH04158860A
JPH04158860A JP28659690A JP28659690A JPH04158860A JP H04158860 A JPH04158860 A JP H04158860A JP 28659690 A JP28659690 A JP 28659690A JP 28659690 A JP28659690 A JP 28659690A JP H04158860 A JPH04158860 A JP H04158860A
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sliding
load
sliding surface
component
convex
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Toyoji Ageo
上尾 豊二
Hideyuki Miyajima
秀之 宮島
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Kyocera Corp
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61FFILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/30Joints
    • A61F2/38Joints for elbows or knees
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61FFILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/30Joints
    • A61F2002/30001Additional features of subject-matter classified in A61F2/28, A61F2/30 and subgroups thereof

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable performing of an indirect function like that a normal person has by forming a convex sliding surface at a central sliding part of a thigh bone component while a concave sliding surface is provided at the central sliding part of a shank component. CONSTITUTION:In a thigh bone component 1, a convex sliding surface 1b bearing a bending motion in the rear is formed in a shape of a ball or oval ball at the height T1 with curvatures R1 and R2 at a rear central sliding part of a main joint surface 1a receiving a load. A shank component 2 is made up of a tray member 2a supporting the load and a sliding member 2b sliding with the thigh bone component 1. In the sliding member 2b, a concave sliding surface 2b is added to the rear central sliding part of a main joint surface 2c receiving the load to house a convex sliding surface 12b of the thigh bone component 1 and is formed in a shape of a ball or an oval ball at the height T2 with curvatures R3 and R4.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明は、慢性関節リウマチ、変形性膝関節症、偽痛風
、突発性骨壊死なと高度に変形した膝関節の関節を正常
な機能に回復させるために用いる人工膝関節に関するも
のである。
[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention restores the normal function of knee joints that are severely deformed due to rheumatoid arthritis, knee osteoarthritis, pseudogout, or idiopathic osteonecrosis. This relates to an artificial knee joint used for recovery.

〔従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

従来の人工膝関節においては、脛骨コンポーネント上に
設けた制御ペグにより大腿骨コンポーネントを制御し可
動域を確保する方法がとられていた。(例えば、特開昭
63−132651号参照)〔発明が解決しようとする
課題〕 上記の如く、人工膝関節の可動域を確保するために脛骨
コンポーネント上に制御ペグを設け、屈曲する際に大腿
骨コンポーネントを制動させた場合には、制動ペグで全
荷重を受けるため制動ペグに応力が集中し、制動ペグの
変形や破壊が起こり、所定の機能が得られないなどの不
都合があった。
In conventional knee prostheses, a control peg provided on the tibial component controls the femoral component to ensure a range of motion. (For example, see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-132651.) [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As mentioned above, in order to ensure the range of motion of the artificial knee joint, a control peg is provided on the tibial component, and the When the bone component is braked, stress is concentrated on the brake peg because the entire load is applied to the brake peg, resulting in deformation or destruction of the brake peg, resulting in inconveniences such as failure to obtain the desired function.

〔課題を解決するための手段〕[Means to solve the problem]

上記の如き問題点を解決するため、本発明では、人工膝
関節の大腿骨コンポーネントの荷重を受ける主関節面の
後部中央摺動部に凸状摺動面を高さTlで球または楕円
球状に曲率RI、R2で形成し、また脛骨コンポーネン
トの荷重を受ける主関節回の後部中央摺動部に凹状摺動
面を深さT2で球または楕円球状に曲率R3、R4で形
成したことを特徴とする。
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention, a convex sliding surface is formed in a spherical or elliptical shape with a height Tl at the rear central sliding part of the main joint surface that receives the load of the femoral component of an artificial knee joint. It is characterized in that it is formed with curvatures RI and R2, and a concave sliding surface is formed in a spherical or elliptical spherical shape with a depth T2 and curvatures R3 and R4 at the rear central sliding part of the main joint gyrus that receives the load of the tibial component. do.

〔作用〕[Effect]

大腿骨コンポーネント後部の凸状摺動面と脛骨コンポー
ネントの凹状摺動面か屈曲時に相互に嵌合し、後方で摺
動回転することにより、可動域が向上し、凸、凹状摺動
面の関係をT、≦T2、R1≦R−1R2≦R4とする
ことにより、荷重は主関節面で負担しながらの屈曲が可
能となり、滑らかな摺動回転運動が実現し従来のものに
比べて応力の分散が計れる。
The convex sliding surface on the rear of the femoral component and the concave sliding surface on the tibial component fit into each other during flexion and slide and rotate posteriorly, improving the range of motion and improving the relationship between the convex and concave sliding surfaces. By setting T, ≦T2, R1≦R-1R2≦R4, it is possible to bend while bearing the load on the main joint surface, realizing smooth sliding rotation movement and reducing stress compared to conventional ones. Dispersion can be measured.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

以下、図によって本発明実施例を説明する。 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

第1図(イ)、(ロ)、(ハ)には、本発明に係る人工
膝関節を構成する大腿骨コンポーネント1の平面図、正
面図、側面図を示し、この大腿骨コンポーネントlには
、荷重を受ける主関節面1aの後部中央摺動部に後方で
の屈曲運動を担う凸状摺動面1bが高さT1で球または
楕円球状に曲率R,、R2で形成されている。
1(a), (b), and (c) show a plan view, a front view, and a side view of a femoral component 1 constituting an artificial knee joint according to the present invention. A convex sliding surface 1b, which is responsible for bending motion at the rear, is formed at the rear central sliding portion of the main joint surface 1a that receives a load, and has a height T1 and a spherical or elliptical spherical shape with curvatures R, , R2.

また、第2図(イ)、(ロ)、(ハ)には、脛骨コンポ
ーネント2の平面図、正面図、側面図を示し、この脛骨
コンポーネント2は荷重を支持するトレ一部材2aと大
腿骨コンポーネント1と摺動運動を行う摺動部材2bよ
り形成されており、摺動部材2bには荷重を受ける主関
節面2cの後部中央摺動部に大腿骨コンポーネント1の
凸状摺動面1bを収容するための凹状摺動面2dか深さ
T2て球または楕円球状に曲率R,、R4で形成されて
いる。
2(a), (b), and (c) show a plan view, a front view, and a side view of the tibial component 2, and the tibial component 2 has a load-bearing training member 2a and a femoral bone. The sliding member 2b has a convex sliding surface 1b of the femoral component 1 at the rear center sliding portion of the main joint surface 2c that receives the load. The concave sliding surface 2d for accommodating is formed into a spherical or elliptical spherical shape with a depth T2 and a curvature R, , R4.

このような大腿骨コンポーネント1と脛骨コンポーネン
ト2のトレ一部材2aはアルミナ、ジルコニアなどのセ
ラミックスやステンレス鋼、COP。
The training member 2a of the femoral component 1 and the tibial component 2 is made of ceramics such as alumina or zirconia, stainless steel, or COP.

Co−Cr−Mo合金、純Ti、 Ti合金などの金属
、またはカーボンファイバ、合成樹脂やカーボンファイ
バを集束させて所定の太さにした材料で形成されており
、さらにこれらの材料の骨との当接面にはアルミナ、ア
パタイト、ガラスセラミックス、TiNTi0□などを
コーティングしたものでも良く、また脛骨コンポーネン
ト2の摺動部材2bは、上記大腿骨コンポーネント2と
摺動するために高密度ポリエチレンなどの合成樹脂で形
成されている。
It is made of metal such as Co-Cr-Mo alloy, pure Ti, Ti alloy, or carbon fiber, synthetic resin, or carbon fiber that is bundled to a predetermined thickness. The contact surface may be coated with alumina, apatite, glass ceramics, TiNTi0□, etc., and the sliding member 2b of the tibial component 2 may be made of synthetic material such as high-density polyethylene in order to slide on the femoral component 2. Made of resin.

上記大腿骨コンポーネントlと脛骨コンポーネント2を
それぞれ大腿骨3と脛骨4に装着し伸展位にした状態を
第3図に示し、この状態では、荷重は大腿骨コンポーネ
ント1の主関節面1aと脛骨コンポーネント2の主関節
面2cで受けており、この状態から回転し屈曲した場合
に第4図に示すように大腿骨コンポーネント1の凸状摺
動面1bが、脛骨コンポーネント2の摺動部材2bの後
部中央摺動部に形成しである凹状摺動面2dの中に嵌合
されるごとく収容されるために、前方へ移動することな
く脛骨コンポーネント2の後方での滑らかな屈曲運動が
可能となり、従来の人工膝関節では90゜〜100°前
後の可動域が本発明により、正座可能な135°以上の
可動域まで向上させることができる。
FIG. 3 shows a state in which the femoral component l and tibial component 2 are attached to the femur 3 and tibia 4, respectively, and are in the extended position. In this state, the load is applied to the main articular surface 1a of the femoral component 1 When the femoral component 1 is rotated and bent from this state, as shown in FIG. Since the tibial component 2 is accommodated so as to be fitted into the concave sliding surface 2d formed in the central sliding portion, smooth backward bending movement of the tibial component 2 is possible without moving forward, which is different from conventional According to the present invention, the range of motion of an artificial knee joint can be increased from around 90° to 100° to a range of motion of 135° or more, which allows the patient to sit upright.

また、この場合に、第1図の大腿骨コンポーネントの凸
状摺動面の高さT、と脛骨コンポーネントの凹状摺動面
の深さT2との関係は、T、≦T2とし、曲率の関係は
R1≦R3、R2≦R4が望ましく、現実には、T1=
2〜l01T2=2〜11、R,=R7〜R50、R1
=R7〜R30,R,=R7〜R55、R,=R7〜R
35、このようにしておけば屈曲運動時にも荷重は主関
節面で受は取ることが可能となり、さらに、ローテーシ
ョン運動も可能である。また、脛骨コンポーネントの凹
状摺動面の後部にフラット部2eを設けることにより、
さらに後方での屈曲運動が可能となり、本来の膝関節の
機能回復ができる。
In this case, the relationship between the height T of the convex sliding surface of the femoral component and the depth T2 of the concave sliding surface of the tibial component in FIG. 1 is T, ≦T2, and the relationship of curvature It is desirable that R1≦R3 and R2≦R4, and in reality, T1=
2~l01T2=2~11,R,=R7~R50,R1
=R7~R30,R,=R7~R55,R,=R7~R
35. By doing this, it becomes possible to receive the load on the main joint surface even during bending motion, and rotation motion is also possible. In addition, by providing a flat portion 2e at the rear of the concave sliding surface of the tibial component,
Furthermore, backward bending movements are possible, allowing the original function of the knee joint to be restored.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

叙上のように大腿骨コンポーネントの後部中央摺動部に
球または楕円球状の凸状摺動面を形成し、脛骨コンポー
ネントの後部中央摺動部に球または楕円球状の凹状摺動
面を設けたことにより、屈曲時に脛骨コンポーネントの
後方での滑らかな回転運動が可能となり、応力の分散が
計れ、より大きな可動域を確保することができるため、
本発明による人工膝関節置換後においては、通常人と同
様の関節機能をもたらすことか可能となり人類の福祉に
貢献するところ大である。
As mentioned above, a spherical or elliptical convex sliding surface was formed at the rear central sliding part of the femoral component, and a spherical or elliptical concave sliding surface was provided at the rear central sliding part of the tibial component. This allows for smooth rotational movement behind the tibial component during flexion, dispersing stress and ensuring a larger range of motion.
After artificial knee joint replacement according to the present invention, it is possible to provide the same joint function as that of a normal person, which greatly contributes to human welfare.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図(イ)、(ロ)、(ハ)はそれぞれ本発明実施例
に係る人工膝関節を構成する大腿骨コンポーネントの平
面図と正面図、側面図である。第2図(イ)、(ロ)、
(ハ)はそれぞれ本発明実施例に係る人工膝関節を構成
する脛骨コンポーネントの平面図、正面図、側面図であ
る。第3図は本発明実施例による人工膝関節を大腿骨及
び脛骨に装着し伸展位にした状態の側面図である。第4
図は本発明実施例による人工膝関節を大腿骨及び脛骨に
装着し、屈曲性にした状態の側面図である。 l二大腿骨コンポーネント 1a:凸状摺動面 2:脛骨コンポーネント 2a:凹状摺動面 3コ大腿骨 4:脛骨
FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 1C are a plan view, a front view, and a side view, respectively, of a femoral bone component constituting an artificial knee joint according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 (a), (b),
(C) is a plan view, a front view, and a side view of a tibial component constituting an artificial knee joint according to an embodiment of the present invention, respectively. FIG. 3 is a side view of the artificial knee joint according to the embodiment of the present invention attached to the femur and tibia in an extended position. Fourth
The figure is a side view of a state in which the artificial knee joint according to the embodiment of the present invention is attached to the femur and tibia, making it flexible. l Two femoral components 1a: convex sliding surfaces 2: tibial components 2a: concave sliding surfaces 3 femurs 4: tibia

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims]  大腿骨の遠位部に固定される大腿骨コンポーネントと
脛骨の近位部に固定される脛骨コンポーネントから構成
される人工膝関節において、上記大腿骨コンポーネント
の荷重を受ける主関節面の後部中央摺動部に後方での屈
曲を担う凸状摺動面を高さT_1で球または楕円球状に
曲率R_1、R_2で形成し、他方の脛骨コンポーネン
トの荷重を受ける主関節面の後部中央摺動部に凹状摺動
面を深さT_2で球または楕円球状に曲率R_3、R_
4で形成し、それぞれの関係をT_1≦T_2、R_1
≦R_3、R_2≦R_4とし、これら凸、凹摺動面が
屈曲時に嵌合し、後方で回転するように成した人工膝関
節。
In an artificial knee joint consisting of a femoral component fixed to the distal part of the femur and a tibial component fixed to the proximal part of the tibia, the rear central sliding of the main joint surface that receives the load of the femoral component A convex sliding surface that is responsible for rearward bending is formed at the height T_1 and a spherical or elliptical spherical shape with curvatures R_1 and R_2, and a concave sliding surface is formed at the rear central sliding part of the main articular surface that receives the load of the other tibial component. The sliding surface has a depth T_2 and a spherical or elliptical spherical curvature R_3, R_
4, and the respective relationships are T_1≦T_2, R_1
≦R_3, R_2≦R_4, and these convex and concave sliding surfaces fit together during bending and are configured to rotate rearward.
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