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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2019
Applicant:
Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company, Ringaskiddy, IE;
Inventors:
Abraham P. Wright, Warsaw, IN (US);
Nicholas A. Miltner, Warsaw, IN (US);
Weidong Tong, Warsaw, IN (US);
Tyler S. Boggs, Warsaw, IN (US);
Bryan J. Smith, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30771 (2013.01); A61F 2/30767 (2013.01); A61F 2/30907 (2013.01); A61F 2/38 (2013.01); A61F 2/389 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2892 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30011 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3093 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30594 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30784 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30827 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30878 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30881 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30884 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30892 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30985 (2013.01);
Abstract
An orthopaedic prosthetic component comprises a fixation peg including a porous three-dimensional structure configured to permit bone in-growth. The porous three-dimensional structure has an outer surface boundary. The fixation peg includes a plate attached to the porous three-dimensional structure at the outer surface boundary. The plate includes a tapered body having an outer wall that faces away from the porous three-dimensional structure and is devoid of any openings.