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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:
Nov. 04, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen J Incavo, South Burlington, VT (US);
James G Howe, Shelburne, VT (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 20 ;
Abstract
A method for implanting a one-piece hybrid tibial tray component of a knee replacement prosthesis is disclosed. The method includes cutting an upper end of a tibia to accommodate the shape of the hybrid tibial tray and then punch fitting a tibial baseplate template having an imprint into the tibia. Next, cement is applied to the peripheral surface and the hybrid tibial tray is pressed down into the upper end of the tibia. Also, a temporary partition may be included, with the temporary barrier forming a barrier between the central area of the tibia and the peripheral area of the tibia.