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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2019
Zkr Orthopedics, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Jeffrey Halbrecht, San Francisco, CA (US);
ZKR ORTHOPEDICS, INC., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and system provide and use a patellar implant. The patellar implant includes a superior portion, an inferior portion opposite to the superior portion, and an anterior portion. The superior portion being configured to reside below a patellar tendon and to elevate and/or tilt the patellar tendon. The inferior portion is configured to be seated in proximity to a tibia. The anterior portion is between the superior portion and the inferior portion. The anterior portion is placed in proximity to a patella. In one aspect, the method includes inserting the implant beneath the patellar tendon and between the patella and a position at which the patellar tendon is affixed to the tibia. In this aspect, the method also includes affixing the implant.