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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hans Grundei, Lübeck, DE;
Wolfram Thomas, Rome, IT;
Assignee:
ESKA Implants GmbH & Co., Lübeck, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/38 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/38 ;
Abstract
A knee joint endoprosthesis is provided having a femoral part ( ) that can be linked with a shank part to be anchored in the femur, the femoral part being provided with two runners ( ) interlinked ventrally via a bridge. A tibia plateau part ( ) interacts with a shank part to be anchored in the tibia and is provided with two slide guides ( ) in which the runners ( ) of the femoral part ( ) can roll off and slide. With increasing bend of the knee joint and upon exceeding a predetermined bending angle, the femoral part is allowed to perform an increasing rotation relative to the tibia plateau part ( ).