Orthopedic implant
AssigneeDepuy Acromed, Inc.
InventorsMark Manasas, Keith Oslakovic, Cornel Sultan, John Hamilton, Donald Ingber
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Abstract
Disclosed is an orthopedic implant suitable for arthroplasty procedures. The orthopedic implant includes a first plate, a second plate, an axial support between the first plate and the second plate and one or more torsional supports connecting the first plate and the second plate. The axial support may be, for example, one or more flexible struts, such as cables, or a ball and socket joint. The torsional supports connect the first and second plates and may be, for example, curved around the axial support. The torsional supports may be integrally formed with the first and second plates as a single unitary device, by, for example, a Laser Engineered Net Shape (LENS) process.
Claims28
An orthopedic implant, comprising:
- a first plate;
- a second plate;
- an axial support between the first plate and the second plate and including one or more flexible struts;
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- one or more torsional supports connected to the first plate and the second plate.
An orthopedic implant, comprising:
- a first plate;
- a second plate;
- an axial support between the first plate and the second plate, having a first half connected to the first plate that includes a ball and a second half connected to the second plate that includes a socket, the ball and socket sized and arranged such that the first half and second half mate;
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- one or more torsional supports connected to the first plate and the second plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.