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US 9,220,602 B2Granted
Sperical subtalar implant
AssigneeTrilliant Surgical LLC
InventorJon Olson
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Abstract
One embodiment of the invention includes a sinus tarsi implant with a proximal portion that includes a spherical portion. The spherical portion may include apertures for tissue in-growth. The implant design limits patient discomfort due to pressure points. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Claims14
A subtalar implant comprising:
- a central hollow shaft defining a longitudinal axis and forming a tunnel;
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- a generally spherical portion having a three-dimensional spherical profile with an arcuate edge;
- wherein the spherical portion includes apertures that (a) do not directly connect to the central hollow shaft, but (b) do couple with each other via a void, which is not coterminous with the central hollow shaft, located inside the spherical portion;
- wherein a first of the apertures is included in a first horizontal plane orthogonal to the longitudinal axis and a second of the apertures is included in a second horizontal plane that is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis and is not coplanar with the first horizontal plane.
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