Patent · US Expired

Femoral prosthesis

US6770099B2 · kind B2 · utility

162Cited by

7References

11Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Zimmer Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Thomas P. Andriacchi · Los Altos Hills, US
Ron Donkers · Warsaw, US
James C. Harris · Warsaw, US
Audrey Patmore · Warsaw, US
Scott Steffensmeier · Winona Lake, US
Shinro Takai · Kyoto, JP
Linggawati Tanamal · Fort Wayne, US
Peter S. Walker · Ridgewood, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 19, 2002
Grant date	Aug 3, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 19, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2/3859
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A femoral component for a prosthetic knee implant system. The femoral component comprises medial and lateral condyles, wherein the height of the medial condyle is greater than the height of the lateral condyle.

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