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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:
Jul. 10, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hans Schmotzer, Aarau, CH;
Assignee:
PLUS Endoprothetik AG, Rotkreuz, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/38 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/38 ;
Abstract
A tibia part of a knee joint prosthesis includes a tibia platform having a distal side, and an anchoring element. The anchoring element is arranged on the distal side of the tibia platform and attached to the tibia platform. In one embodiment, the anchoring element is formed by a shield having a height which is smaller than a width of the shield, and the shield has a U-, C- or V-shape as seen from the tibia platform.