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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Biomet Uk Healthcare Limited, Bridgend, GB;
Inventors:
Russell Lloyd, Swindon Wiltshire, GB;
Paul James Kistle, Swindon, GB;
Mona Alinejad, London, GB;
Robert Metzger, Wakarusa, IN (US);
Assignee:
Biomet UK Healthcare Limited, Bridgend, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/389 (2013.01); A61F 2/3836 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30481 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A prosthetic assembly is provided. The prosthetic assembly comprises: a tibial tray having a medial retaining bracket, a lateral retaining bracket and a substantially centrally disposed boss, a medial bearing, a lateral bearing and a retention clip having a pair or arms which engage opposite sides of the boss and trap the medial lateral bearings, against the medial and lateral retaining brackets, respectively. A method of securing bearing components to a prosthetic assembly is also provided.