Patent · US Active

Artificial knee joint capable of preventing dislocation of thighbone coupling member

US10307259B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
2References
6Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 8, 2015
Grant dateJun 4, 2019
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 1, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2002/30878
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An artificial knee joint, which includes an upper surface at which a post performs a motion relative to a cam of the thighbone coupling member, is configured such that a radius of curvature of an upper curved surface extending posteriorly from the upper surface is larger than that of a lower curved surface, so as to prevent the cam of the thighbone coupling member from deviating from an inflection point existing between the upper curved surface and the lower curved surface, and is configured such that the upper surface is inclined at a predetermined angle, so as to allow the thighbone coupling member to be restored while naturally descending along the upper surface even when the thighbone coupling member is dislocated, thereby increasing a jump distance without increasing an amount of bone to be cut.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.