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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2019
Applicant:
Loci Orthopaedics Limited, Upper Newcastle, Galway, IE;
Inventors:
Filip Stockmans, Heule Kortrijk, BE;
Gerry Clarke, County Galway, IE;
Arnold-Peter C. Weiss, Barrington, RI (US);
Amy L. Ladd, Stanford, CA (US);
Brendan Boland, County Kildare, IE;
Assignee:
Loci Orthopaedics Limited, Upper Newcastle, Galway, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/42 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4241 (2013.01); A61F 2/4261 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3006 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30663 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30685 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30935 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4258 (2013.01);
Abstract
Bone joint implants are described herein. The bone joint implants may comprise a metallic proximal platform configured for translational motion on the trapezium bone; a distal stem configured for intramedullary engagement with an end of the first metacarpal bone; an articulating coupling between the proximal platform and distal stem; and a proximal non-metallic wear surface and a distal non-metallic wear surface.