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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerard A Engh, Alexandria, VA (US);
Deborah S German, Plymouth, IN (US);
Jeff R Webb, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 2034 ; 623 2028 ; 623 2031 ;
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for replacing at least a portion of a proximal tibia. The tibial tray apparatus includes a posterior compensation element configured for extension across a resected surface of the tibia and formed to include a proximal surface, a distal surface, and a side wall and a stem extending from and being unitary with the distal surface. The side wall of the posterior compensation element includes an anterior region with an anterior height and a posterior region with a posterior height, the posterior height being greater than the anterior height.