Multi-compartmental prosthetic device with patellar component transition
US8475535B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/3895
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A prosthetic device for forming at least a portion of a joint may have a plurality of segmented components fixed relative to a femur of a body including: a patellofemoral component and a condyle component. Each segmented component may be configured such that a placement at which the segmented component will be fixed relative to the femur is not constrained by a connection to another of the segmented components that is fixed relative to the femur. In an installed configuration, the patellofemoral and condyle components may be fixed relative to the femur such that: a gap is provided between an edge of the patellofemoral component and an opposing edge of the condyle component, and a transition region is provided that extends from a first femoral coronal plane that intersects the patellofemoral component to a second femoral coronal plane that intersects the condyle component.
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