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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:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2005
Applicant:
Robert M Ronk, Pierceton, IN (US);
Inventor:
Robert M Ronk, Pierceton, IN (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Manufacturing Corp., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A prosthesis for replacing a portion of the anatomy including an outer bone engaging surface and an inner bearing surface. The prosthesis may include a rim disposed between the inner bearing surface and the outer bone engaging surface. The rim may include at least one contour operable to reduce loading on the rim.