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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:
Sep. 06, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2002
Applicant:
Jose F. Guzman, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Inventor:
Jose F. Guzman, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
Depuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F002/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ankle prosthesis includes a tibial device attachable to a tibia. The tibial device has a concave articulating surface. A talar assembly includes a dome portion having a convex articulating surface engaging the concave articulating surface of the tibial device such that the dome portion is pivotable relative to the tibial device. The talar assembly also includes a base portion attachable to a talus. The base portion is pivotable relative to the dome portion.