Patent · US Expired

Tibial prosthesis

US5405396A · kind A · utility

128Cited by

14References

7Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Zimmer, Inc. · US

Inventors

Mark A. Heldreth · Mentone, US
Dale E. Hileman · Akron, US
Jay T. Vansickle · Leesburg, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 1, 1993
Grant date	Apr 11, 1995
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 1, 2013

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2/389
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A modular tibial prosthesis contains a dovetail mechanism (4, 5 & 14) and a posterior tongue (15) and groove (8) arrangement. The dovetail mechanism cooperates with a reinforcing component (22) to allow alternate use of a spined component (20) with the same base plate (1).

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