Patent · US Expired

Tibial component of a knee joint prosthesis

US5217498A · kind A · utility

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4References

3Claims

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Assignee

S & G Implants GmbH · US

Inventors

Ernst J. Henssge · Lübeck, DE
Wolfgang Koller · Lübeck, DE
Pavel Dufek · Lübeck, DE
Jorg Scholz · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 21, 1992
Grant date	Jun 8, 1993
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 21, 2012

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2230/0069
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a tibial portion of a knee joint endoprosthesis with a securing shank (10) to be inserted into the medullar cavity of the tibia, which, on one end, is provided or not with a tibia condyle terminal plate for the attachment of the articular parts of the prosthesis, the securing shank (10), in order to achieve a firm fit of the implant after the implantation, comprises a cylindrical sleeve (11) that is insertable into a cylindrical slotted drilled hole (201) of the tibia with an interior (12) accommodating the spongiosa nucleus (205) of the slotted drilled hole (201), and is fabricated from a metallic material or some other suitable, body-compatible material, while the securing shank (60) is disposed at a right angle to the terminal plate (20) extending parallelly to the horizontal or slightly inclined ostectomy area (206) (FIG. 1).

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