Knee arthroplasty prosthesis

• Main Authors: TRIA JR., ALFRED J, VAN ZILE, RICHARD R, COON, THOMAS M, SMUCKER, DONALD M
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 26.12.2012
• 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

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 (...