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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1998
James W Burrows, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Sulzer Orthopedics Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
An implantable orthopedic knee joint prosthesis. A femoral component has a first body including a surface for engaging femoral bone and a second body including a surface for engaging another component. Means are provided for hingedly connecting the first and second bodies together for relative pivoting motion about a fixed pivot axis. A tibial component has a baseplate that includes a surface for engaging tibial bone and a surface for engaging another component. An adapter bearing is disposed intermediate the second body and the baseplate and includes means for engagement with and affixation to the baseplate, and means for engagement with and affixation to the second body. A keel depends from the tibial bone engaging surface of the baseplate.