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US 11,304,814 B2Granted
Anterior locking clip
AssigneeBiomet UK Healthcare Limited
InventorsRussell Lloyd, Paul James Kistle, Mona Alinejad, Robert Metzger
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Abstract
A prosthetic assembly is provided. The prosthetic assembly comprises: a tibial tray having a medial retaining bracket, a lateral retaining bracket and a substantially centrally disposed boss, a medial bearing, a lateral bearing and a retention clip having a pair or arms which engage opposite sides of the boss and trap the medial lateral bearings, against the medial and lateral retaining brackets, respectively. A method of securing bearing components to a prosthetic assembly is also provided.
Claims14
A prosthetic assembly comprising:
- a medial beating;
- a lateral bearing;
- a tibial tray comprising:
- a medial retaining bracket positioned at a medial edge of a medial portion of the tibial tray and a lateral retaining bracket positioned at a lateral edge of a lateral portion of the tibial tray;
- a substantially centrally disposed boss;
- a tibial stem comprising a recess;
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- a resilient element configured to be located at least partially within the recess and configured to couple to an artificial ligament of the prosthetic assembly;
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- a retention clip configured to engage opposite sides of the boss and trap the medial bearing and the lateral bearing against the medial retaining bracket and the lateral retaining bracket, respectively, wherein the retention clip includes a first arm and a second arm each extending anteriorly-to-posteriorly to engage opposite sides of the boss, the first arm configured to engage and trap the medial bearing against the medial retaining bracket and the second arm configured to engage and trap the lateral bearing a, against the lateral retaining bracket.
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A prosthetic assembly comprising:
- a medial bearing;
- a lateral bearing;
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- a tibial tray comprising:
- a medial retaining bracket positioned at a medial edge of a medial portion of the tibial tray and a lateral retaining bracket positioned at a lateral edge of a lateral portion of the tibial tray;
- a substantially centrally disposed boss;
- a tibial stem comprising a recess;
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- a resilient element configured to be located at least partially within the recess and configured to couple to an artificial ligament of the prosthetic assembly, wherein the retention clip includes a first arm and a second arm each extending anteriorly-to-posteriorly to engage opposite sides of the boss, the first arm configured to engage and trap the medial bearing against the medial retaining bracket and the second arm configured to engage and trap the lateral bearing against the lateral retaining bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.