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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2018
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Jon A. Harmon, Byhalia, MS (US);
Ruxandra C. Marinescu Tanasoca, Memphis, TN (US);
Ryan Landon, Olive Branch, MS (US);
Mark Housman, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Sean Haddock, Germantown, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
There is provided a tibial component comprising a tibial tray having a superior side and an inferior side, and a support member connected to the inferior side of the tibial tray, the support member having a stem portion, the stem portion including one or more fins and a first arm angled relative to a second arm. In one form, the fins have a curvature that extends away from the stem portion. In another form, the first arm defines an opening sized to receive an anchor wherein the anchor is configured to penetrate a portion of bone and the opening in the first arm. Optionally, the stem portion includes a first portion having a first cross sectional area and a second portion having a second cross sectional area wherein the first cross sectional area is larger than the second cross sectional area. The fins and arms can include rail protrusions.