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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
May. 09, 2017
Applicant:
Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company, Co Cork, IE;
Inventors:
Mark A. Heldreth, Mentone, IN (US);
Danny W. Rumple, Jr., Warsaw, IN (US);
Alyssa M. Haines, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
J. Bohannon Mason, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY, Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/389 (2013.01); A61B 17/8802 (2013.01); A61F 2/30767 (2013.01); A61F 2002/308 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3081 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3082 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30321 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30733 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30805 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30808 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30878 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30884 (2013.01);
Abstract
An orthopaedic prosthesis including a tibial tray is disclosed. The tibial tray includes a distal pocket and a plurality of inner pockets. Each inner pocket includes a channel sized to receive bone cement. The tibial tray includes distal-facing surfaces that have a surface roughness (Ra) equal to about 5.0 microns.