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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2002
Applicants:
Robert J. Ball, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Bruce Khalili, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Arnold-peter C. Weiss, Barrington, RI (US);
Inventors:
Robert J. Ball, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Bruce Khalili, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Arnold-Peter C. Weiss, Barrington, RI (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F002/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A joint prosthetic component that includes first and second arms, and a joint member interposed therebetween. The joint member is configured to permit flexion motion between the first and second arms, and includes a first concave surface and a second concave surface. The first concave surface has a plurality of arcuate portions defined therein. The first and second concave surfaces are located on opposing sides of the joint member.