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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2017
Applicant:
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Inventors:
Brian Mueller Holt, Topanga, CA (US);
Sujee Jeyapalina, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Roy Drake Bloebaum, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Kent Nelson Bachus, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/78 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/78 (2013.01); A61F 2/2814 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3055 (2013.01); A61F 2002/502 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5083 (2013.01); A61F 2002/7887 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0041 (2013.01);
Abstract
An abutment system for operatively coupling an implant stem to an exo-prosthesis. The abutment system includes a plurality of interlocking sleeve elements that are operatively coupled to an implant stem positioned within a prepared site of a selected bone. The interlocking sleeve elements of the abutment system are selectively removable and replaceable.