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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2023
Applicant:
Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company, Ringaskiddy, IE;
Inventors:
Thomas E. Wogoman, Warsaw, IN (US);
Travis D. Bennett, Huntington, IN (US);
Dustin N. Albert, Warsaw, IN (US);
Rajendra K. Kasinath, Warsaw, IN (US);
Bryan J. Smith, Warsaw, IN (US);
David A.B. Smith, Warsaw, IN (US);
Daniel J. Denney, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company, Ringaskiddy, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/3859 (2013.01); A61F 2/30771 (2013.01); A61F 2/3094 (2013.01); A61F 2/389 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); A61F 2002/30433 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30828 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3092 (2013.01);
Abstract
An orthopaedic knee prosthesis includes a femoral component having a metal base with a polymer articular layer molded thereto. A method for making a metal-reinforced femoral component of an orthopaedic knee prosthesis is also disclosed.