Tibial Component
OwnerChristiaan Rudolph Oosthuizeninventor
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Abstract
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a tibial component (10), suitable for use in an orthopedic prosthesis, which prosthesis includes a femoral component and a spacer bearing (70), the tibial component comprising a planar tibial plate (15) having an upper bearing surface (30) and a lower attachment surface (20), and the tibial plate further having at least one spacer bearing attachment means for removably securing the spacer bearing to the tibial plate.
Claims22
A tibial component, suitable for use in an orthopedic prosthesis, which prosthesis includes a femoral component and a spacer bearing, the tibial component comprising:
- a planar tibial plate having an upper bearing surface and a lower attachment surface;
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- the tibial plate further having at least one spacer bearing attachment means for removably securing the spacer bearing to the tibial plate.
The tibial component as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the spacer bearing includes a concave surface for receiving the femoral component.
The tibial component as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the tibial plate includes an orthogonal flange located on an aspect of the tibial plate that is closest to the centerline of the knee, the orthogonal flange having an annular or obliquely disposed aperture located thereon.
The tibial component as claimed in any of the preceding claims for use in an orthopedic prosthesis assembly comprising a femoral component, a spacer bearing and the tibial component, wherein the tibial component comprises a planar tibial plate having an upper bearing surface and a lower attachment surface;
- and the tibial plate further having at least one spacer bearing attachment means for removably securing the spacer bearing to the tibial plate.
The tibial component as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, for use in in a human subject, and in particular in a human knee.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.