Knee joint endoprosthesis

A patient knee joint endoprosthesis set for replacing any knee joint of two knee joints of a patient, the patient knee joint endoprosthesis set comprising:

• a knee joint endoprosthesis set for replacing a knee joint of a patient, comprising a knee joint endoprosthesis with a first femoral component, a first tibial component, and a first meniscal component,
• wherein the knee joint endoprosthesis set comprises a second meniscal component, wherein the first meniscal component and the second meniscal component are configured differently,
• wherein for forming the knee joint endoprosthesis, one of the first meniscal component and the second meniscal component is arranged between the first femoral component and the first tibial component cooperating therewith,
• wherein the first meniscal component and the second meniscal component are configured mirror symmetrically to one another relative to a first mirror plane extending in a prosthesis longitudinal direction,
• wherein the knee joint endoprosthesis set comprises a coupling device for coupling the first tibial component and the first meniscal component and the second meniscal component in a coupling position, wherein the coupling device is of mirror symmetrical configuration relative to a coupling device mirror plane extending in a prosthesis longitudinal direction,
• wherein the first femoral component comprises a condyle portion with a medial condyle and a lateral condyle, wherein each of the first meniscal component and the second meniscal component comprises a meniscal component sliding face cooperating with the medial condyle and the lateral condyle with a medial sliding face region and a lateral sliding face region, wherein the medial condyle and the medial sliding face region form a medial sliding pairing, wherein the lateral condyle and the lateral sliding face region form a lateral sliding pairing,
• wherein at least one of a shape and a size of the medial sliding face region and of the lateral sliding face region differ from one another, and
• wherein the condyle portion of the first femoral component is of mirror symmetrical configuration relative to a femoral component mirror plane extending in a prosthesis longitudinal direction,
• the patient knee joint endoprosthesis set further comprising:
• a second femoral component, wherein the one of the first femoral component and the second femoral component is configured as a left femoral component and wherein the other of the first femoral component and the second femoral component is configured in the form of a right femoral component.

A knee joint endoprosthesis system comprising:

• a) at least one knee joint endoprosthesis set for replacing a knee joint of a patient, comprising a knee joint endoprosthesis with a femoral component, a tibial component, and a first meniscal component, wherein the at least one knee joint endoprosthesis set comprises a second meniscal component, wherein the first meniscal component and the second meniscal component are configured differently, wherein for forming the knee joint endoprosthesis, one of the first meniscal component and the second meniscal component is arranged between the femoral component and the tibial component cooperating therewith,
• wherein the first meniscal component and the second meniscal component are configured mirror symmetrically to one another relative to a first mirror plane extending in a prosthesis longitudinal direction,
• wherein the at least one knee joint endoprosthesis set comprises a coupling device for coupling the tibial component and the first meniscal component and the second meniscal component in a coupling position, wherein the coupling device is of mirror symmetrical configuration relative to a coupling device mirror plane extending in a prosthesis longitudinal direction,
• wherein the femoral component comprises a condyle portion with a medial condyle and a lateral condyle, wherein each of the first meniscal component and the second meniscal component comprises a meniscal component sliding face cooperating with the medial condyle and the lateral condyle with a medial sliding face region and a lateral sliding face region, wherein the medial condyle and the medial sliding face region form a medial sliding pairing, wherein the lateral condyle and the lateral sliding face region form a lateral sliding pairing,
• wherein at least one of a shape and a size of the medial sliding face region and of the lateral sliding face region differ from one another, and
• wherein the condyle portion of the femoral component is of mirror symmetrical configuration relative to a femoral component mirror plane extending in a prosthesis longitudinal direction,
• or
• b) a patient knee joint endoprosthesis set for replacing any knee joint of two knee joints of a patient, comprising:
• a knee joint endoprosthesis set for replacing a knee joint of a patient, the knee joint endoprosthesis set comprising a knee joint endoprosthesis with a first femoral component, a tibial component, and a first meniscal component, wherein the knee joint endoprosthesis set comprises a second meniscal component, wherein the first meniscal component and the second meniscal component are configured differently, wherein for forming the knee joint endoprosthesis, one of the first meniscal component and the second meniscal component is arranged between the first femoral component and the tibial component cooperating therewith,
• wherein the first meniscal component and the second meniscal component are configured mirror symmetrically to one another relative to a first mirror plane extending in a prosthesis longitudinal direction,
• wherein the knee joint endoprosthesis set comprises a coupling device for coupling the tibial component and the first meniscal component and the second meniscal component in a coupling position, wherein the coupling device is of mirror symmetrical configuration relative to a coupling device mirror plane extending in a prosthesis longitudinal direction,
• wherein the first femoral component comprises a condyle portion with a medial condyle and a lateral condyle, wherein each of the first meniscal component and the second meniscal component comprises a meniscal component sliding face cooperating with the medial condyle and the lateral condyle with a medial sliding face region and a lateral sliding face region, wherein the medial condyle and the medial sliding face region form a medial sliding pairing, wherein the lateral condyle and the lateral sliding face region form a lateral sliding pairing,
• wherein at least one of a shape and a size of the medial sliding face region and of the lateral sliding face region differ from one another,
• wherein the condyle portion of the first femoral component is of mirror symmetrical configuration relative to a femoral component mirror plane extending in a prosthesis longitudinal direction, and
• wherein the patient knee joint endoprosthesis set further comprises a second femoral component, wherein the one of the first femoral component and the second femoral component is configured as a left femoral component and wherein the other of the first femoral component and the second femoral component is configured as a right femoral component.