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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2003
Applicants:
Daren Deffenbaugh, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Brian Maroney, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Inventors:
Daren Deffenbaugh, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Brian Maroney, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ankle prosthesis includes a tibial component attachable to a tibia. A bearing component is movable in an anterior-to-posterior direction to thereby engage and become releasably attached to the tibial component. The bearing component can be released from the tibial component by movement in a posterior-to-anterior direction to thereby be removed from the tibial component.