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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:
Jan. 02, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Brian D Burkinshaw, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Assignee:
Intermedics Orthopedics, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 20 ; 623 18 ;
Abstract
A tibial knee prosthesis having a plastic or polyethylene prosthesis body comprising an articulating surface and medullary stem. An intermediate metal plate locks on to the medullary stem and fits between the articulating surface and a resected proximal surface of the tibia. A distal surface of the plate may be provided with a porous coating adjacent the proximal resected surface of the tibia, to encourage bone ingrowth and fixation.