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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Biomet Manufacturing, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventor:
Michael Francis Kovacs, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/40 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 (2013.01); A61F 2/4014 (2013.01); A61F 2/4081 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30461 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30462 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30469 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30578 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4018 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various joint replacements are disclosed herein, as are methods of use thereof. The joint replacements can have a flexible band or multiple flexible bands that can link together a first part of the joint replacement and a second part of the joint replacement. The flexible band or bands can be tensioned to establish proper tension in the patient's joint. In certain circumstances, the joint replacement can be a shoulder joint replacement.