Patent · US Active

Systems and methods for compartmental replacement in a knee

US8002840B2 · kind B2 · utility

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102References

21Claims

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Assignee

DePuy Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

Luke J. Aram · Warsaw, US
Dan Auger · Fort Wayne, US
Adam Hayden · Fort Wayne, US
Jordan S. Lee · Warsaw, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 30, 2005
Grant date	Aug 23, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 18, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2220/0041
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A prosthesis system includes a first component having an outer surface, an inner surface, a first side and a second side, the first component configured to replace a first portion of a surface of a bone. A second component is configured to replace a second portion of the surface of the bone and a spacer is configured to be located adjacent to the first side of the first component and between the first component and the second component when the first component and the second component replace the first portion and second portion, respectively, of the surface of the bone.

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