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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Zimmer Gmbh, Winterthur, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Zimmer GmbH, Winterthur, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/389 (2013.01); A61F 2/3886 (2013.01); A61F 2002/305 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30011 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30449 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30487 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30981 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00035 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00131 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cemented tibial prosthesis having a bone-contacting surface with a porous outer rim. With the bone-contacting surface seated against a resected proximal tibia, bone cement or another suitable adhesive will travel into the pores of the porous outer rim to enhance the connection between the tibial prosthesis and the tibia.