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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2004
Shaun Hanson, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Graham J. W. King, London, CA;
Stuart D. Patterson, Winter Haven, FL (US);
Alan Taylor, Memphis, TN (US);
James A. Johnson, London, CA;
Shaun Hanson, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Graham J. W. King, London, CA;
Stuart D. Patterson, Winter Haven, FL (US);
Alan Taylor, Memphis, TN (US);
James A. Johnson, London, CA;
Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Arlington, TN (US);
Abstract
An articulating implant system is provided for fixation to a bone. The articulating implant system includes a fixation component for fixation to the bone and an articulating member for articulating against bone or cartilage. Specifically, a modular ulnar implant is provided in accordance with the articulating implant system of the present invention wherein the fixation component is a stem for insertion into the intramedullary canal of the distal ulna and the articulating member is a head for articulating with the radial sigmoid notch.