Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Knee prostheses
- Patent Title (中): 膝关节假体
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Application No.: US11616399Application Date: 2006-12-27
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Publication No.: US07878989B2Publication Date: 2011-02-01
- Inventor: Derek James Wallace McMinn
- Applicant: Derek James Wallace McMinn
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Priority: GB0526385.0 20051228
- Main IPC: A61B5/06
- IPC: A61B5/06 ; A61B5/103 ; A61B5/117 ; A61B17/58 ; A61B17/60 ; A61F5/00 ; A61F2/00 ; A61F2/28 ; A61F2/30 ; A61F2/38

Abstract:
A total knee prosthesis comprises a femoral component and a patellar component. The femoral component has a patellar flange into which is built a twist or roller coaster configuration. The patellar component has an off-set dome with respective lateral and medial facets. The configuration of the patellar flange resists forces from a medial to a lateral direction, whilst the lateral and medial facets of the patellar component are respectively shaped to allow area contact and line contact respectively with the femoral component. Also disclosed is a device for intra-operative checking of patellar tracking to allow correct insertion of the femoral and patellar components.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070150066A1 KNEE PROSTHESES Public/Granted day:2007-06-28
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