Knee arthroplasty prosthesis and method

A tibial component (161) for use in knee arthroplasty comprising: (a) a tibial base (162) having (i) an inferior surface (164) for engagement with a prepared surface at the proximal end of a tibia and (ii) a passageway (170) extending through said base, said passageway in the area of a tibial stem (...

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Main Authors RICHARD R. VAN ZILE, DONALD M. SMUCKER, THOMAS M. COON, ALFRED J. TRIA JR
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 08.01.2009
Subjects
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PROSTHESES
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Summary:A tibial component (161) for use in knee arthroplasty comprising: (a) a tibial base (162) having (i) an inferior surface (164) for engagement with a prepared surface at the proximal end of a tibia and (ii) a passageway (170) extending through said base, said passageway in the area of a tibial stem (163) having a wall surface portion defining a Morse taper; (b) the tibial stem extending distally from said base, said tibial stem having a portion (298) defining a Morse taper sized to be snugly engaged in said passageway Morse taper portion; and (c) means (158) for engaging said stem to said base.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20080255226