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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2005
Thomas M. Coon, Redding, CA (US);
Alfred J. Tria, Jr., Princeton, NJ (US);
Donald M. Smucker, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Richard R. Van Zile, Bryan, OH (US);
Thomas M. Coon, Redding, CA (US);
Alfred J. Tria, Jr., Princeton, NJ (US);
Donald M. Smucker, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Richard R. Van Zile, Bryan, OH (US);
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A knee arthroplasty prosthesis includes a femoral component having multiple pieces with engagement means provided for engaging various pieces of the femoral component to one another following their insertion in the incised area of the femur. A tibial component includes multiple pieces designed for assembly following positioning in the incision. The tibial component includes a Morse taper cavity on one piece of the tibial component and a Morse taper extension on another member of the component for receipt therein.