Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Prosthetic joint
- Patent Title (中): 假肢关节
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Application No.: US13358777Application Date: 2012-01-26
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Publication No.: US08808387B2Publication Date: 2014-08-19
- Inventor: Douglas Sherman Hawkins , Mari Susan Truman
- Applicant: Douglas Sherman Hawkins , Mari Susan Truman
- Applicant Address: US WV Morgantown
- Assignee: Epic Ortho, LLC
- Current Assignee: Epic Ortho, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WV Morgantown
- Agency: Saul Ewing LLP
- Main IPC: A61F2/38
- IPC: A61F2/38

Abstract:
A joint prosthesis includes e.g., a femoral component and a tibial component. The medial and lateral condylar articular surfaces may have substantially uniform and equal radii from full extension to about 90° of flexion. From 90°, the lateral condylar articular surface has a smaller radius than the medial condylar articular surface such that the medial condyle gradually becomes increasingly more proud than the lateral condyle to facilitate internal rotation of the tibia at deep flexion. Also, the tibial articular component may include a post intermediate the medial and lateral compartments that engages a cam on the femoral articular component between the medial and the lateral condylar articular surfaces. The cam and post become congruent at flexion angles of approximately 70° flexion and mate symmetrically during the first 20°-30° of further flexion, and then mate asymmetrically at greater degrees of flexion to force internal rotation of the tibia.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130197653A1 PROSTHETIC JOINT Public/Granted day:2013-08-01
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