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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Michael C. Ferko, Warwick, NY (US);
Peter Wellings, Somerset, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/3859 (2013.01); A61F 2/30749 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30301 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30471 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30889 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30891 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30892 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3863 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are implants with pivots that can be rotated about these pivots to be implanted onto bone, and methods for implanting same. The implant may have a plurality of pivot pads and curved projections extending from one or more bone contacting surfaces. The pivot pads and curved projections may engage with corresponding features on bone for implantation and securement of the implant to the bone. The implant may be rotated about the plurality of pivot pads placed in corresponding recesses on bone to seat the projections into the corresponding recesses.