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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventor:
Christine M. Petteys, Bartlett, TN (US);
Assignee:
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/42 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4202 (2013.01); A61F 2/30767 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2892 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30003 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30004 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3011 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3013 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30013 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3065 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30116 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30164 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30387 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30654 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30662 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30878 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30889 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4205 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4207 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a stabilized ankle prosthesis configured for use in patients with compromised soft tissue in the ankle. The prosthesis of the present invention is a two-component design comprising a stabilizing lip configured to constrain movement in the general direction of compromised soft tissue.