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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2016
Exactech, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Victor Valderrabano, Hofstetten, CH;
James Nunley, Durham, NC (US);
James DeOrio, Durham, NC (US);
Mark Easley, Durham, NC (US);
Matthew Hamilton, Gainesville, FL (US);
Phong Diep, Gainesville, FL (US);
Exactech, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Abstract
A talar implant, comprising: a superior surface, defined by an arc having at least one first radius; an inferior surface, defined by an arc having at least one second radius, a lateral side; a medial side; a posterior portion having a first width; and an anterior portion having a second width; wherein the implant is configured to restore a tibio-talar joint tension, wherein the superior surface is separated from the inferior surface by a thickness, wherein the at least one first radius is smaller than the at least one second radius, wherein the center of the arc having at least one first radius is offset from the center of the arc having at least one second radius in at least one plane of the talar implant, and wherein the anterior portion further comprises an extension configured to provide support.