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US 2017/0290668 A1Published application
Components for artificial joints
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorEric Zajac
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Abstract
A component of an artificial joint according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, inter alia, a base plate and a post selectively removable from the base plate. Further, an outer surface of the post includes a layer of the bone ingrowth material along substantially the entire length of the post.
Claims20
A component of an artificial joint, comprising:
- a base plate;
- and
- a post selectively removable from the base plate, wherein an outer surface of the post includes a layer of the bone ingrowth material along substantially the entire length of the post.
An artificial knee, comprising:
- an artificial femoral component;
- an artificial tibial component including a base plate and a post selectively removable from the base plate, and wherein an outer surface of the post includes a layer of the bone ingrowth material along substantially the entire length of the post;
- and
- a spacer located between the artificial femoral component and the artificial tibial component.
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A method, comprising:
- removing a base plate from a post of a component of an artificial joint such that the post is left within bone, wherein the post includes a layer of the bone ingrowth material along substantially the entire length of the post;
- and
- separating bone adjacent the bone ingrowth material from the post;
- and
- removing the post from the bone.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.